oneiroid etymology

English word oneiroid comes from English -oid, English oneiro- (Dream.)

Detailed word origin of oneiroid

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-oid English (eng) Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.
oneiro- English (eng) Dream.
oneiroid English (eng) (medicine) Characterized by a dream-like or nightmare-like state, often as part of schizophrenia.

Words with the same origin as oneiroid

Descendants of -oid
alkaloid asteroid cannabinoid colloidal cycloid designoid factoid fibroid humanoid insectoid keloid mechanoid mong mongoloid monoid negro opioid paranoid planetoid roid schizoid solenoid sphenoid steroid trapezoid
Descendants of oneiro-
oneirocriticism oneirodynia oneirogen oneirology oneiromancy oneironaut oneirophobia oneirophrenia oneiroscopy oneirotherapy