Ido

[ ee-doh ]

/ ˈi doʊ /

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

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
Ostwald devoted the $40,000 he got from the Nobel Fund to the attempt to introduce a new language, Ido.
Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson
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 universal language of humanity is neither Volapuk, nor Esperanto, nor Ido.
Second Sight|Sepharial

"Perhaps there would have to be a war between Ido and Esperanto to settle it," said Teddy.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for ido

Ido

/ (ˈiːdəʊ) /

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.