English
oroide
Oroide comes from Ancient Greek εἶδος ‘appearance”, “shape”, “form’, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing, image’, and ultimately from *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing, image’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos‘appearance”, “shape”, “form’
- Englishearliest quotation 1873oroide
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, image’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos‘appearance”, “shape”, “form’
- Englishearliest quotation 1873oroide
Earliest quotation: 1873, James Williams: “James Williams testified before the coroner's jury, in the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
guy, story, review, visit, video, advice, interview, idea, evidence, vision, witness, provide, wisdom, historic, guide, visa, advise, invisible, wit, wizard, visibility, historian, vista, wisely, witty, evident, revise, guise, envious, prudent, unwise, revue, jurisprudence, avis, prudence, purview, improvise, twit, druid, voyeur, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing, image’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος ‘appearance”, “shape”, “form’
idol, tabloid, steroid, hypothyroidism, idyll, hyperthyroidism, trapezoid, thyroxine, parathyroid, colloid, hyoid, sigmoid, thyroiditis, 49 more
Today it means
noun An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / oroide