English
cormoid
Cormoid comes from Latin cornus ‘cornel, dogwood’, from Ancient Greek κορμός ‘trunk of a tree’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kormósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορμόςkormós‘trunk of a tree’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcornus‘cornel, dogwood’
- Englishtodaycormoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kormósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορμόςkormós‘trunk of a tree’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcornus‘cornel, dogwood’
- Englishtodaycormoid
Formed from corm + -oid
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’
Proto-Hellenic *kormós
Ancient Greek κορμός ‘trunk stripped of its boughs’
Latin cormus
English corm
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’
across, share, short, card, cross, cancer, screen, shirt, circle, circuit, score, crucial, curve, scare, circus, circulation, skirt, carnival, curb, scar, cancellation, scrutiny, shrine, crest, circa, shear, incarceration, shred, carnage, raffle, circulate, carcinoma, shrewd, crux, coronary, scorpion, shard, corona, carnal, cirque, 119 more
through Latin cornus ‘cornel, dogwood’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to corm or corms.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / cormoid