Etymology

euthyroid

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Today it means: Having normal thyroid function. Full definition →

English thyroid ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  11. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  12. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  16. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  17. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  18. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  19. Englishthyroid
  20. English todayeuthyroid

Coined between 1920 and 1925 from Greek eu- + thyroid.

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