-oido

See also: oido and oído

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.

Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)

Latin -oīdēslbor.

English -oidder.

Esperanto -oido

From international -oid.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈido/
Rhymes: -ido
Syllabification: o‧i‧do

Suffix

-oido

indicates similarity in form with the root without being the root

Usage notes

A technical suffix, commonly used for geometric shapes, anatomical parts, and biological names of taxonomic units. Many of these, such as asteroido, are inherited and are not derivable within Esperanto.

Derived terms

afiksoido (“a morpheme which resembles an affix, but also behaves as a root, such as re-, dis-, ek-, -ebla, -enda, -ujo, -aro, -ido”)
araneoida (“arachnoid: resembling a spider or spider web”)
arboida (“arborescent: resembling a tree”)
elipsoido (“ellipsoid: a three-dimensional form with a cross-section in the shape of an ellipse”)
koroida (“cardioid: resembling a heart”)
metaloido (“metalloid: an element with some of the properties of a metal”)
sferoido (“spheroid: a shape resembling a sphere”)

Esperanto terms suffixed with -oido