ganoid
1 of 2adjective
ganoid
2 of 2noun
Word History
Adjective
after French Ganoïdes, order name (latinized as Ganoidei), from Greek gános "brightness, sheen, gladness, joy," (abstract noun derivative from gánymai, ganýnai "to brighten up, be glad," going back to Indo-European *gh2-n-u- derivative of *geh2u̯- "be glad") + -oïdes, plural of -oïde -oid entry 1
Note: Indo-European *geh2u̯- "be glad" may also be the base of Latin gaudēre "to be glad" (see joy entry 1). The order name Ganoïdes was introduced by the elder Louis agassiz for fish with such scales in Recherches sur les poissons fossiles (Neuchatel, 1833-43).
Noun
after French Ganoïdes or New Latin Ganoidei, order names — more at ganoid entry 1
Adjective
circa 1847, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1839, in the meaning defined above
- factorized
- factorizes
- factorizing
- factors
- factors (in or into or out)
- factors (in or into)
- factors (out)
- factors in or into
- factors in or into or out
- factors out
- factorship
- factorships
- factory
- factory committee
- factory farm
- factory farming
- factory lumber
- factory mutual
- factory ship
- factory system
- factorylike
- factotum
- factotums
- factrix
- facts