noun, masculineplural: etmoides
ethmoid bone
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἠθμός (ēthmós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs)bor. Spanish etmoide Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).