Etymology

meteoroid

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Today it means: A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere Full definition →

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

  1. Englishmeteor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. English todaymeteoroid

From meteor + -oid.

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