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Where does “adenoidal” come from?

adenoidal (English) comes from English adenoid, from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

adenoidal (English): Of or pertaining to the adenoids; Sounding as if...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the adenoids; Sounding as if...

Ancestry of “adenoidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadenoidOf or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid...
2Frenchadénoïdeadenoid; glandular
3New Latinadenoīdēs—
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓δενοειδής—
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “adenoidal”

  • adenoidally
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