English
hyaloid
Hyaloid comes from Ancient Greek ὕαλος ‘glass’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- ‘to call’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰel-1‘to call’uncertain
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*glasą2‘glass’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕαλος3húalos‘glass’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑαλοειδής3hualoeidḗs
- Englishtodayhyaloid3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *glasą, which cites Pokorny, Kroonen
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ὕαλος, which cites Beekes
- 3 Wiktionary, English hyaloid
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰel-Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *glasą, which cites Pokorny, Kroonen‘to call’uncertain
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*glasąWiktionary, Ancient Greek ὕαλος, which cites Beekes‘glass’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕαλοςWiktionary, English hyaloidhúalos‘glass’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑαλοειδήςWiktionary, English hyaloidhualoeidḗs
- EnglishtodayhyaloidWiktionary, English hyaloid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- ‘to call’
yell, gale, yelp, glassy, gloat, geld, 14 more
through Proto-Germanic *glasą ‘glass’
through Ancient Greek ὕαλος ‘glass’
Today it means
adj transparent or glassy
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “hyaloid”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Germanic *glasą, Ancient Greek ὕαλος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- / hyaloid