English
hyaloid
Hyaloid comes from Ancient Greek ὕαλος ‘glass’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕαλοςhúalos‘glass’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑαλοειδήςhualoeidḗs
- Englishtodayhyaloid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕαλοςhúalos‘glass’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑαλοειδήςhualoeidḗs
- Englishtodayhyaloid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- ‘to call’
yell, gale, yelp, glassy, gloat, geld, 14 more
through Proto-Germanic *glasą ‘glass’
through Ancient Greek ὕαλος ‘glass’
Today it means
adj transparent or glassy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὕαλος / hyaloid