There's a phone called the droid. It's operating system is called "android."


I knew "andro-" meant man (or human), the "id" is apparently short for "eides" meaning "form" - as per http://etymonline.com/?term=android

Kles is glory http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/name_element

Androkles - glory of man?

In the miniseries "The Stand" a man character is this deaf fellow played by Rob Lowe whose name is "Nick Andros," presumably, Nick "The Man."

Androcracy - rule by men.

I'm also reminded of group names in the periodic table, for example, halides, actinoids (or actinides), lanthanides, but I don't think it's related etymologically.

Regarding the oid / eidos suffix, thyroid is "form of a shield."
Picture at http://women.webmd.com/picture-of-the-thyroid

Bacteroides - rod-shaped

A death-cap mushroom is amanita phalloides, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloides
They do resemble their namesake.

asteroid - star shaped? or star form? ("aster" is Latin, but I think there are other words with mixed origins)

Now suddenly Herculoids makes sense, "like Hercules."

Colloid - like glue.

Just a minor amusement.