| 【od-, hod-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "hodos." It carries the basic meaning of "way." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "od-, hod-"]
episode ****[1892] You can refer to an event or a short period of time as an episode if you want to suggest that it is important or unusual, or has some particular quality.
method ****[1217] A method is a particular way of doing something.
period ****[936] A period is a length of time.
[WORD ROOT]root od
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] od, odu, odo, ode, ozo, hod, hode, odus
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) hodos
[MEANING]root way
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 hodos a going, traveling, journey; a way, path, road
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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episode ★★★★[1892] noun from episode 〈 hode
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to an event or a short period of time as an episode if you want to suggest that it is important or unusual, or has some particular quality.
【pl.】 episodes
【SYNONYM】 incident
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; in addition ⑵ s(eis); into ⑶ ode(od); way, entrance
【Etymology】 《Greek hodos》 a going, traveling, journey; a way, path, road
【First Known Meaning】 commentary between two choric songs in a Greek tragedy
method ★★★★[1217] noun from method 〈 hode
【DEFINITION】 A method is a particular way of doing something.
【pl.】 methods
【ROOTs】 ⑴ met(meta); above, among ⑵ hod(od); way
【Etymology】 《Greek hodos》 a going, traveling, journey; a way, path, road
【DERIVATIVEs】 methodical, methodize, methodless, method
period ★★★★[936] noun from period 〈 hode
【DEFINITION】 A period is a length of time.
【pl.】 periods
【ROOTs】 ⑴ peri; around ⑵ od; way
【Etymology】 《Latin periodus》 [from Greek periodos] a complete sentence; cycle of the 《Greek》 games
【First Known Meaning】 course or extent of time
【DERIVATIVEs】 periodic, periodical, periodically, periodicity, period
Other words containing "od-, hod-"; anode, cathodal, cathode, cathodic, cathodical, diode, electrode, episodic, episodically, ergodic, exodos, exodus, heptode, herpolhode, hode, hodometer, hydathode, methodic, methodical, methodically, Methodism, Methodist, methodological, methodologically, methodologist, methodology, octode, odometer, odor, ozone, parodos, pentode, periodic, periodical, periodically, periodicity, synod, tetrode, triode
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
nutri-, nutr-
nov-
nunci-, nounc-
note-, not-
norm
nore
nonu-, non-
nomen-, nomin-
nom-
no
