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Where does “typhoid” come from?

Typhoid comes from English typhus, derived from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- and dheu-.

typhoid (English): characterised by or relating to typhus; Short for...

Definitions

  1. characterised by or relating to typhus; Short for...

Ancestry of “typhoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
2Latin-oides-like, -form
3Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium—
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “typhoid”

  • paratyphoid
  • typhoidal
  • nontyphoidal
  • antityphoid
  • nontyphoid
  • posttyphoid
  • typhotoxin
  • typhoidin
  • taifoid
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