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-fid
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
< Latin -fidus divided, equivalent to -fid- (variant stem of findere to split) + -us adj. suffix
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-fid
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| -fid | |
| —adj combining form | |
| divided into parts or lobes: bifid; pinnatifid | |
| [from Latin -fidus, from findere to split] | |
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Word Origin & History
-fid
comb. form meaning split, divided into parts, from L. -fidus, related to findere to split (see fissure).
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