Etymology

ide

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Today it means: A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French ide ← Latin idus ← Swedish id
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ide · noun1

  1. Swedish · derived fromid
  2. Latin · derived fromidus
  3. French · borrowed fromide
  4. English todayide

Borrowed from French ide, from Scientific Latin idus (species name), from Swedish id.

Ide · proper noun2

From the medieval male (and less often female) given name Ida.

Words from the same roots

Latinidus all →

ides

Swedishid all →

id

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus.

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