English
thyroidal
Thyroidal comes from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής ‘Shield-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 BCEθῠρεοειδήςthŭreoeidḗs‘Shield-shaped’
- New Latinmodernthyreoīdēs
- English1500–presentthyroid
- Englishearliest quotation 2016thyroidal
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 BCEθῠρεοειδήςthŭreoeidḗs‘Shield-shaped’
- New Latinmodernthyreoīdēs
- English1500–presentthyroid
- Englishearliest quotation 2016thyroidal
Earliest quotation: 2016: “The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was…”
A compound of thyroid + -al
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- ‘door’
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Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ ‘door’
Ancient Greek θῠρεός ‘an oblong shield’
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής ‘shield-shaped’
New Latin thyreoīdēs ‘Shaped like a shield’
English thyroid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, video, idea, review, visit, evidence, advice, interview, provide, vision, guide, witness, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, wit, wizard, historian, evident, visibility, vista, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, envious, jurisprudence, unwise, prudence, revue, avis, improvise, purview, druid, twit, vide, 105 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, tabloid, steroid, idyll, trapezoid, colloid, sigmoid, hyoid, 50 more
through English thyroid
hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, parathyroid, thyroxine, 14 more
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / thyroidal