Etymology of the English word aroid
the English word
aroidderived from the English word
arumderived from the Latin word
arum (plants of genus arum)
derived from the Greek word
aron, ἄρον
derived from the New Latin word
Arumderived from the Greek word
aron, ἄρον
Date
The earliest known usage of aroid in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English