myEtymology.com: English etymology of allantoid

Etymology of the English word allantoid

the English word allantoid

derived from the Greek word allantoeides, ἀλλαντοειδής

derived from the Greek word allas, ἀλλᾶς (sausage)

derived from the Greek word allassausage Greek -oid

using the Late Greek suffix -eides, -ειδής

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

The earliest known usage of allantoid in English dates from the 17th century.