Etymograph

English

idiocyclophanous

From idio- + cyclo- (“circle”) + -phanous, from the ring-like appearance of interference structures.

Formed from idio- + cyclo- ‘circle’ + -phanous

Proto-Indo-European *swé ‘self’

Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s

Proto-Hellenic *hwédios

Ancient Greek ἴδιος ‘own, personal, distinct’

English idio-

Today it means

adj idiophanous

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

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