Etymology

paraboloid

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Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπαρα- (para-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  8. Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
  9. Ancient Greekπαραβάλλω (parabállō)
  10. Ancient Greekπαραβολή (parabolḗ)
  11. New Latinparabola
  12. Englishparabola
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  16. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  17. English todayparaboloid

From parabola + -oid.

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