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Where does “ide” come from?

Ide comes from French ide, from Latin idus, from Swedish id, with the original meaning unknown.

ide (English): A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found...

Definitions

  1. A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found...

Ancestry of “ide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchide—
2LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
3Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
4Old Swedishidhe—
5Old Norse*iði—
6Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
7Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion

Words derived from “ide”

  • id
  • ides
  • idlike
  • id
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