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Where does “geoid” come from?

Geoid is a German coinage, Geoid, formed from Greek gē (earth) and -oid (resembling), referring to the shape of the Earth.

geoid (English): The shape that the surface of the oceans of the...

Definitions

  1. The shape that the surface of the oceans of the...

Ancestry of “geoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeoidgeoid
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 “geoid”

  • geoidal
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