English
thyroidization
Thyroidization 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
- Englishtodaythyroidization
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
- Englishtodaythyroidization
A compound of thyroid + -ization
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, provide, advice, interview, guide, witness, historic, vision, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, wit, historian, evident, visibility, vista, wizard, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, jurisprudence, envious, unwise, prudence, revue, improvise, avis, purview, druid, vide, twit, 105 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, tabloid, steroid, idyll, trapezoid, colloid, hyoid, sigmoid, 50 more
through English thyroid
hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, parathyroid, thyroxine, 14 more
Today it means
noun Conversion to a form with a thyroidal appearance
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / thyroidization