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Where does “κλύσις” come from?

κλύσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλύζω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “κλύσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλύζωto wash, dash over, surge up; to be washed by the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “κλύσις”

  • enteroclisi
  • fleboclisi
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