Where does “sphenoides” come from?

sphenoides (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής, 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;...

sphenoides (New Latin): Shaped like a wedge

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a wedge

Ancestry of “sphenoides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσφηνοειδήςWedge-shaped
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;...

Words derived from “sphenoides”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ειδής →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →