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Where does “ωοειδής” come from?

ωοειδής (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ᾠοειδής, 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;...

ωοειδής (Greek): egg-shaped, oviform, ovoid

Definitions

  1. egg-shaped, oviform, ovoid

Ancestry of “ωοειδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾠοειδήςshaped like an egg, ovoid, oval
2Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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