Etymograph

English

spiroid

Spiroid comes from Latin spiroïdes, and goes back to Ancient Greek σπειροειδής.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπειροειδής1speiroeidḗs
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspiroïdes1
  3. Englishtodayspiroid1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English spiroid

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπειροειδήςWiktionary, English spiroidspeiroeidḗs
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspiroïdesWiktionary, English spiroid
  3. EnglishtodayspiroidWiktionary, English spiroid

Every English word from Ancient Greek σπειροειδής

Today it means

adj Resembling or having the form of a spiral or helix.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “spiroid”. 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 / Ancient Greek σπειροειδής / spiroid

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