myEtymology.com: English etymology of petaloid

Etymology of the English word petaloid

the English word petaloid

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-

derived from the English word petal

derived from the New Latin word petalum

derived from the Greek word petalon, πέταλον

derived from the Greek word petannumi, πετάννυμι

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