English

histodiamond

From histo- + diamond.

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός ‘web, tissue’

Late Latin diamās

Old French diamant

Middle English dyamaunt

Today it means

adj Describing a type of knife used in histology

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / histodiamond