Where does “-oïde” come from?

-oïde (French) comes 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;...

-oïde (French): -oid

Definitions

  1. -oid

Ancestry of “-oïde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-oïde”

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