Etymology

iodo-

Today it means: Containing iodine. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  2. Ancient Greekἴον (íon)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  6. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  7. Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
  8. English todayiodo-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἰοειδής all →

iodine

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