Where does “colloid” come from?
Colloid comes from French colloïde, formed with the English suffix -oid from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning "resembling," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning "to see."
colloid (English): Glue-like; gelatinous; A stable system of two...
Definitions
- Glue-like; gelatinous; A stable system of two...
Ancestry of “colloid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | colloïde | colloid |
| 2 | French | colle | glue; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | colla | nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 5 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |