Where does “joð” come from?
joð (Icelandic) comes from French iodé, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής, 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;...
joð (Icelandic): iodine; the name of the Latin letter J, j
Definitions
- iodine; the name of the Latin letter J, j
Ancestry of “joð”, step by step
joð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French iodé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | iodé | past participle of ioder; iodized, iodinated |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰοειδής | violet |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |