Origin

from Latin -fidus, from findere to split

-fid

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “divided,” “lobed,” occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin (bifid); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (pinnatifid).

Origin

< Latin -fidus divided, equivalent to -fid- (variant stem of findere to split) + -us adj. suffix

Related Words

bisulfide
disulfide
hydrosulfide
multifid
oxysulfide
phosphide

-fidan adjective suffix meaning 'divided', 'lobed', as in bifid, trifid, multifid, pinnatifid.

[Latin -fidus, from findere cleave]

-fid
adjective combining form

ETYMOLOGY Latin -fidus, from findere to split — more at bite

: divided into (so many) parts or (such) parts
pinnatifid

-fid|fɪd|terminal element representing L. -fidus cleft, divided, related to findere to cleave, as in bifid, palmatifid, pinnatifid, trifid, which are ad. L. bīfidus, mod.L. palmātifidus, etc.

-fid

word-forming element meaning "split, divided into parts," from Latin -fidus, related to findere "to split" (see fissure).

-fid /fɪd/ suffix.

ORIGIN: Latin -fidus split: see trifid.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘divided into a specified number of parts’, as quadrifid, or (in Botany) ‘divided in a specified way’, as palmatifid.

☞ fid

-fid
\fə̇d, ˌfid\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Latin -fidus, from the root of findere to split — more at bite
: divided into (so many) parts
< sexifid >
or (such) parts
< pinnatifid >

词汇	-fid
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED WBD Webster -fid suff.（后缀） Divided into parts or lobes: 分裂成部分或裂片的： pinnatifid. 羽状语源 Latin -fidus 拉丁语 -fidus from findere fid- [to split] * see bheid- 源自 findere fid- [分裂，分开] 参见 bheid- -fid combining form in adjective divided into parts or lobes ⇒ bifid ⇒ pinnatifid Origin from Latin -fidus, from findere* to split -fid Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “divided,” “lobed,” occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin (bifid); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (pinnatifid). Origin < Latin -fidus divided, equivalent to -fid- (variant stem of findere to split) + -us adj. suffix Related Words bisulfide disulfide hydrosulfide multifid oxysulfide phosphide -fidan adjective suffix meaning 'divided', 'lobed', as in bifid, trifid, multifid, pinnatifid. [Latin -fidus, from findere cleave] -fid adjective combining form ETYMOLOGY Latin -fidus, from findere to split — more at bite : divided into (so many) parts or (such) parts pinnatifid -fid\|fɪd\|terminal element representing L. -fidus cleft, divided, related to findere to cleave, as in bifid, palmatifid, pinnatifid, trifid, which are ad. L. bīfidus, mod.L. palmātifidus, etc. -fid word-forming element meaning "split, divided into parts," from Latin -fidus, related to findere "to split" (see fissure). -fid /fɪd/ suffix. ORIGIN: Latin -fidus split: see trifid. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘divided into a specified number of parts’, as quadrifid, or (in Botany) ‘divided in a specified way’, as palmatifid. ☞ fid -fid \fə̇d, ˌfid\ adjective combining form Etymology: Latin -fidus, from the root of findere to split — more at bite : divided into (so many) parts < sexifid > or (such) parts < pinnatifid >
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