Where does “haloid” come from?

haloid (English) comes from English halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

haloid (English): Resembling salt; said of certain binary compounds...

Definitions

  1. Resembling salt; said of certain binary compounds...

Ancestry of “haloid”, step by step

haloid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk

via French haloïde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhaloïdehalide
2French-oïde-oid
Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλως →