Where does “homodiploid” come from?

homodiploid (English) comes from English diploid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

homodiploid (English): Describing a chromosome consisting of two...

Definitions

  1. Describing a chromosome consisting of two...

Ancestry of “homodiploid”, step by step

homodiploid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diploid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiploidOf a cell, having a pair of each type of...
2English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms
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

via English homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomoClipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a...
2EnglishhomosexualPossessing sexual and/or emotional attraction...
3Germanhomosexual
4Germanhomo-homo
5Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
6Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
7Ancient Greekφύλονa set of people or other beings
8Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
9Ancient GreekἉρμονίαHarmonia
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from English -oid