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Where does “κλύσμα” come from?

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

κλύσμα (Ancient Greek): liquid used for washing out, especially a...

Definitions

  1. liquid used for washing out, especially a...

Ancestry of “κλύσμα”, 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 “κλύσμα”

  • клизма
  • klysma
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