myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of rhomboideus

Etymology of the Latin word rhomboideus

the New Latin word rhomboideus

derived from the Late Latin word rhomboides

derived from the Greek word rhomboeides, ῥομβοειδής

derived from the Greek word rhombos, ῥόμβος (rhomboid)

derived from the Greek word rhembo

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

using the Late Greek suffix -eides, -ειδής

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

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

Word found in New Latin