Etymology

oidium

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Today it means: A fragile spore produced by some fungi. Full definition →

New Latin ōidium ← Ancient Greek ᾠόν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromᾠόν“egg”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromōidium
  3. English todayoidium

From New Latin ōidium, equivalent to Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + -idium.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekᾠόν all →

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