myEtymology.com: English etymology of styloid

Etymology of the English word styloid

the English word styloid

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 New Latin word styloides

derived from the Greek word stuloeides

derived from the Church Greek word stulos, στῦλος (pillar; a post ('style'); support)

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

The earliest known usage of styloid in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English