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Where does “hyaloidal” come from?

hyaloidal (English) comes from English hyaloid, from Ancient Greek ὑαλοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

hyaloidal (English): Relating to the hyaloid artery

Definitions

  1. Relating to the hyaloid artery

Ancestry of “hyaloidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyaloidtransparent or glassy; The hyaloid membrane
2Ancient Greekὑαλοειδής—
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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