Etymology of the English word geode
the English word
geodederived from the French word
géodederived from the Latin word
geodesderived from the Greek word
geodes, γεώδης
derived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
using the Greek suffix
-odes, -ώδης
Date
The earliest known usage of geode in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
