English
Wavoid
From wave + -oid.
A compound of wave + -oid
Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‘to weave, braid’
Proto-Germanic *wabōną
Proto-West Germanic *wabōn
Old English wafian ‘to wave’
Middle English waven ‘to shake’
English wave
Today it means
noun A person who believes (often fervently) that Wave Systems Corp. will be a financial success.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Wavoid