English
eidograph
Eidograph comes from Ancient Greek εἶδος ‘form’, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing, image’, 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, image’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδος‘form’
- Englishtodayeidograph
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, image’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδος‘form’
- Englishtodayeidograph
Formed from εἶδος + -graph
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, video, idea, review, visit, evidence, provide, advice, interview, vision, guide, witness, historic, visa, wisdom, advise, invisible, wit, wizard, historian, evident, visibility, vista, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, envious, jurisprudence, unwise, prudence, revue, improvise, avis, purview, druid, twit, vide, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing, image’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος ‘form’
idol, steroid, tabloid, hypothyroidism, idyll, hyperthyroidism, parathyroid, hyoid, thyroxine, colloid, sigmoid, thyroiditis, trapezoid, 49 more
Today it means
noun A pantograph-like (instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / eidograph