myEtymology.com: German etymology of geoid

Etymology of the German word geoid

the German word geoid

derived from the Greek word geoeides

derived 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-

English geoid