Etymology

Slavoid

Slav·oid
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Today it means: Resembling Slavic. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlewH-der.?
  2. Proto-Slavic*slov-
  3. Proto-Slavic*Slov-?
  4. Proto-Slavic*slověninъ
  5. Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)
  6. Medieval GreekΣκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)
  7. Medieval LatinSclāvus
  8. Middle EnglishSclave
  9. EnglishSlav
  10. EnglishSlavic
  11. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  14. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  15. English todaySlavoid

From Slavic + -oid.

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