-ode

suffix

Way, path, travel.

OriginAncient Greek ὁδός (hodós) ← Proto-Hellenic *hodós ← Proto-Indo-European *sodós? →
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Meanings

-ode1

suffix

alternative -hod

  1. Way, path, travel.
  2. Way, means, method, system.
  3. Electrode, electrical conductor used to make contact with a non-metallic part of a circuit.

-ode2

suffix

alternative -hod

  1. Characterized by.
  2. Denoting abundance.
  3. Resembling, denoting likeness.

Origin

-ode · suffix

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sodós?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hodós
  4. Ancient Greekὁδός (hodós)
  5. English-ode

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way, journey, travel, means, method, system”).

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-ode · suffix

  1. Ancient Greek-ώδης“form, likeness”
  2. English-ode

From Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “form, likeness”).

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APA

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Chicago

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