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Where does “-ploid” come from?

-ploid (English) comes from English diploid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

-ploid (English): Indicating the number of homologous sets of...

Definitions

  1. Indicating the number of homologous sets of...

Ancestry of “-ploid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiploidOf a cell, having a pair of each type of...
2English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “-ploid”

  • tetraploid
  • triploid
  • ploidy
  • polyploid
  • polyploidy
  • aneuploid
  • hexaploid
  • triploidy
  • polyploidization
  • allotetraploid
  • allopolyploid
  • euploid
  • autotetraploid
  • monoploid
  • octoploid
  • pentaploid
  • autopolyploid
  • tetraploidization
  • autopolyploidy
  • allohexaploid
  • heteroploid
  • endopolyploidy
  • homoploid
  • hyperploid
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