English
fucoid
Fucoid comes from Ancient Greek φῦκος ‘seaweed’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῦκοςphûkos‘seaweed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1910fucoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῦκοςphûkos‘seaweed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1910fucoid
Earliest quotation: 1910, Arthur Hollick: “Among a number of unidentified specimens […] was one…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek φῦκος
Today it means
adj Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek φῦκος / fucoid