Where does “colloidal” come from?
Colloidal comes from English colloid, from English aldehyde, from English -oid, from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling or having the form of, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.
colloidal (English): Of, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid
Ancestry of “colloidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colloid | Glue-like; gelatinous; A stable system of two... |
| 2 | French | colloïde | colloid |
| 3 | French | colle | glue; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | colla | nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 6 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |