English
hyo-
Hyo- comes from French hyoïde ‘hyoid’, from Latin hȳoīdēs ‘U-shaped’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔οειδήςhūoeidḗs‘shaped like the letter υ (upsilon)’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhȳoīdēs‘U-shaped’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthyoïde‘hyoid’
- English1500–presenthyoid
- Englishtodayhyo-
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’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔οειδήςhūoeidḗs‘shaped like the letter υ (upsilon)’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhȳoīdēs‘U-shaped’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthyoïde‘hyoid’
- English1500–presenthyoid
- Englishtodayhyo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, video, guy, idea, provide, evidence, review, visit, advice, interview, guide, vision, witness, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, evident, wit, wizard, historian, visibility, vista, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, envious, jurisprudence, unwise, prudence, revue, improvise, druid, vide, avis, purview, twit, 105 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, steroid, tabloid, hypothyroidism, idyll, trapezoid, colloid, hyperthyroidism, parathyroid, sigmoid, thyroxine, thyroiditis, 50 more
through Latin hȳoīdēs ‘U-shaped’
Another origin of hyo-
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*suH-‘swine’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hūs‘swine’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὗςhûs‘pig’
- Englishtodayhyo-
Today it means
prefix U-shaped
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / hyo-