English
colloid
Colloid comes from French colloïde, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’, and ultimately from *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
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcolloïde
- Englishtodaycolloid
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
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcolloïde
- Englishtodaycolloid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, video, review, idea, visit, evidence, provide, advice, interview, vision, witness, guide, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, wit, wizard, historian, evident, visibility, vista, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, envious, jurisprudence, unwise, prudence, revue, improvise, avis, purview, druid, twit, voyeur, 105 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, steroid, tabloid, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroxine, parathyroid, idyll, trapezoid, hyoid, thyroiditis, sigmoid, 50 more
Today it means
adj Glue-like; gelatinous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / colloid