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 allassausage Greek -oid

derived from the Greek word allas, ἀλλᾶς (sausage)

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.