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Where does “είδος” come from?

είδος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.

είδος (Greek): kind, form, type; species; article, item

Definitions

  1. kind, form, type; species; article, item

Ancestry of “είδος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
2Spanish-scopio-scope
3Latin-scopium—
4Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
5Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
6Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
7Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “είδος”

  • αβγοειδής
  • υποείδος
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