English
lambdoid
Lambdoid comes from New Latin lambdoīdēs, from Ancient Greek λαβδοειδής ‘lambdal, lambdoid, lambdoidal’, and ultimately from λάβδα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλάβδα‘lambda, the name for the eleventh letter Λ (L), λ (l) of the Ancient Greek alphabet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλαβδοειδήςlabdoeidḗs‘lambdal, lambdoid, lambdoidal’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900lambdoīdēs
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlambdoïde
- Englishtodaylambdoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλάβδα‘lambda, the name for the eleventh letter Λ (L), λ (l) of the Ancient Greek alphabet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλαβδοειδήςlabdoeidḗs‘lambdal, lambdoid, lambdoidal’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900lambdoīdēs
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlambdoïde
- Englishtodaylambdoid
Every English word from Ancient Greek λάβδα
Today it means
adj Shaped like the Greek letter lambda
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λάβδα / lambdoid