myEtymology.com: English etymology of blennioid

Etymology of the English word blennioid

the English word blennioid

derived from the English word blenny

derived from the Latin word blennius (small sea-fish, blenny)

derived from the Greek word blennos, βλέννος

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

derived from the Classical Latin word blendius (small sea-fish, blenny)

using the English suffix -oid

derived from the Latin suffix -oides

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

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

derived from the Greek suffix -oeides, -οειδής

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

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