English
thyroidism
Thyroidism 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 1923thyroidism
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 1923thyroidism
Earliest quotation: 1923, Burton E. Hamilton, Thyroidism Complicated By Heart Failure: “CASE 5 - A woman, aged 50, who is…”
A compound of thyroid + -ism
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, evidence, advice, interview, visit, provide, guide, witness, vision, historic, wisdom, wit, invisible, visa, wizard, advise, evident, historian, visibility, witty, vista, wisely, prudent, revise, guise, envious, prudence, revue, unwise, purview, druid, twit, vide, improvise, avis, voyeur, 107 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, tabloid, steroid, idyll, trapezoid, colloid, sigmoid, hyoid, 52 more
through English thyroid
Today it means
noun A disorder of the thyroid gland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / thyroidism