Where does “eucolloid” come from?
eucolloid (English) comes from English colloid, from French colloïde, from French colle, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
eucolloid (English): Any colloid whose particles have a large diameter
Definitions
- Any colloid whose particles have a large diameter
Ancestry of “eucolloid”, step by step
eucolloid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colloid
| 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 |