Etymology of the English word epithelioid
the English word
epithelioidderived from the English word
epitheliumderived from the Byzantine Greek word
epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Latin word
epitheliumderived from the Greek word
thele, θηλή, ϑηλή (nipple; nipple, hence middle lining layer)
using the New Latin prefix
epi-derived from the Greek word
homos, ὦμος (same; at the same time; (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still)
using the English suffix
-oidderived from the Latin suffix
-oidesderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
