-ode meaning: definition, etymology

-ode

suffix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós)bor. English -ode Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way, journey, travel, means, method, system”).

Morpheme Way, path, travel.

Morpheme Way, means, method, system.

Morpheme Electrode, electrical conductor used to make contact with a non-metallic part of a circuit.

Derived terms: anode, cathode, centrode, diode, dynode, ejectrode, electrode, ergodic, heptode, hexode, kinesodic, nosode, octode, optode, pentode, platinode, tetrode, triode, zincode
Related terms: hodo-, odo-, ode

-ode

suffix

Etymology From Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “form, likeness”).

Morpheme Characterized by.

Morpheme Denoting abundance.

Morpheme Resembling, denoting likeness.

Derived terms: argyrodite, arillode, arthrodia, arthrodial, arthrodic, caulode, geode, physode, pistillode, sarcode, staminode, thallodal, thallodic