Etymology

quassinoid

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Today it means: Any of several triterpenoids related to quassin Full definition →

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

  1. Englishquassia
  2. Englishquassin
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  6. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  7. English todayquassinoid

From quassin + -oid.

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