Etymology of the English word hyenoid
the English word
hyenoidderived from the English word
hyenaderived from the Medieval Latin word
hyenaderived from the Latin word
hyaena (hyena)
derived from the Greek word
huainaderived from the Greek word
hus, ὗς (a hog ('swine'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*su-derived from the Greek word
uaina, ὕαινα
derived from the Old French word
hienederived from the Latin word
hyaena (hyena)
derived from the Greek word
huainaderived from the Greek word
hus, ὗς (a hog ('swine'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*su-derived from the Greek word
uaina, ὕαινα
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