Ido

[ee-doh]

noun

a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.

Origin of Ido

< Esperanto: literally, offspring, equivalent to id- (< Greek; see -ides) + -o noun ending

Related formsI·do·ism, nounI·do·ist, nounI·do·is·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ido

Historical Examples of ido

The universal language of humanity is neither Volapuk, nor Esperanto, nor Ido.
Second Sight
Sepharial
I do not discern that I am always mortified in this; sometimes, however, Ido.
The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus
Teresa of Avila
Ido originally received this slave from Duon, a Bilan, as a wedding present when he married Duon's daughter about a year ago.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao
Fay-Cooper Cole
He was scheming always therefore for the perfection and propagation of Esperanto or Ido, or some such universal link.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
H. G. Wells
The place at that time was mere moorland, and the well near by the hut had the name of the Nonaka no Ido—the well amid the moor.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)
James S. De Benneville

British Dictionary definitions for ido

Ido

noun

an artificial language; a modification of Esperanto

Word Origin for Ido

C20: offspring, from Greek -id daughter of

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Word Origin and History for ido

Ido

1908, artificial language based on Esperanto, devised 1907; from Ido -ido "offspring," suffix representing Latin -ida, Greek -ides.