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Where does “-oide” come from?

-oide (Spanish) 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;...

-oide (Spanish): -oid

Definitions

  1. -oid

Ancestry of “-oide”, 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 “-oide”

  • androide
  • opioide
  • antropoide
  • diploide
  • rizoide
  • alcaloide
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