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Where does “ὕλη” come from?

ὕλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

ὕλη (Ancient Greek): wood, trees, forest; timber, firewood; stuff,...

Definitions

  1. wood, trees, forest; timber, firewood; stuff,...

Ancestry of “ὕλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “ὕλη”

  • isle
  • hyle
  • hyla
  • enisled
  • islesman
  • islomania
  • enisle
  • hyletics
  • hylotheism
  • hylopathy
  • hylophobia
  • hylarchical
  • isleman
  • nyctohylophobia
  • isleless
  • ylem
  • inisle
  • Isle of Man
  • hylomania
  • hylism
  • hylogenesis
  • hylophagous
  • hylo-
  • hyle
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