Etymology of the English word geoid
the English word
geoidderived from the German word
geoidderived from the Greek word
geoeidesderived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
using 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
