-ode
1
1.
a suffix of nouns, appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “like”; used in the formation of compound words:
phyllode.
Compare
-oid
.
Origin
<
Greek
-ōdēs,
probably generalized from adjectives describing smells, as
kēṓdēs
smelling like incense; base
ōd-
of
ózein
to smell, give off odor
-ode
2
1.
a combining form meaning “way,” “road,” used in the formation of compound words:
anode; electrode.
Origin
<
Greek
-odos,
combining form of
hodós
British Dictionary definitions for
-ode
-ode
1
combining form
1.
denoting resemblance:
nematode
Word Origin
from Greek
-ōdēs,
from
eidos
shape, form
-ode
2
combining form
1.
denoting a path or way:
electrode
Word Origin
from Greek
-odos,
from
hodos
a way
-ode
in Medicine
-ode
suff.
Way; path:
electrode.