-id

Morpheme

-id

Type

suffix

Denotation

Ancient Greek feminine genitive of patronymic suffix denoting “radiance in”

Etymology

Latin -idis; Ancient Greek -idos

Evidence

Aquariid, Geminiid, Leonid, Lyrid, Orionid, Perseid, Taurid

Homographs

-id, -id, -id, -id(e) [-ide, -id]

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