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Where does “ξύλον” come from?

ξύλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

ξύλον (Ancient Greek): cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;...

Definitions

  1. cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;...

Ancestry of “ξύλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
2Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
3Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “ξύλον”

  • calibration
  • caliber
  • cal
  • calibre
  • calibrate
  • xylem
  • calipers
  • hematoxylin
  • xylophone
  • recalibration
  • recalibrate
  • calibrator
  • protoxylem
  • metaxylem
  • intercalibration
  • caliver
  • xylocaine
  • autocalibration
  • miscalibration
  • subcaliber
  • xylonite
  • xylopyranoside
  • xylopyranosyl
  • subcalibre
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