English
ixodic
Ixodic comes from Ancient Greek ἰξώδης ‘like birdlime, sticky, clammy’, and goes back to ἰξός ‘oak mistletoe’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰξός‘oak mistletoe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἰξώδηςixṓdēs‘like birdlime, sticky, clammy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900Ixodes
- Englishtodayixodic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰξός‘oak mistletoe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἰξώδηςixṓdēs‘like birdlime, sticky, clammy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900Ixodes
- Englishtodayixodic
Formed from -ic
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἰξός
Today it means
adj Relating to or caused by hard ticks.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἰξός / ixodic