English
bacteroidal
Bacteroidal comes from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’, and goes back to *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- English1500–presentbacteroid
- Englishtodaybacteroidal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- English1500–presentbacteroid
- Englishtodaybacteroidal
A compound of bacteroid + -al
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος
English bacteroid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, video, idea, review, visit, evidence, advice, provide, vision, interview, guide, witness, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, wit, wizard, historian, evident, visibility, vista, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, envious, jurisprudence, unwise, prudence, revue, avis, improvise, purview, druid, vide, twit, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, tabloid, steroid, hypothyroidism, idyll, trapezoid, parathyroid, hyperthyroidism, hyoid, thyroxine, colloid, sigmoid, thyroiditis, 49 more
Today it means
adj Relating to the bacteroids
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / bacteroidal