εἶδος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • That which is seen: form, image, shape
  • appearance, look, beauty (comeliness)
  • sight
  • fashion, sort, kind
  • species
  • wares, goods

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (image, seeing), *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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