Etymology

onomatoid

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Today it means: In the philosophy of reism, any name denoting a state, relation, property, etc. rather than a body. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)
  4. Englishonomato-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. English todayonomatoid

From onomato- + -oid.

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