Where does “ecdysis” come from?
ecdysis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις, from Ancient Greek ἐκδύω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.
ecdysis (English): The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes...
Definitions
- The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes...
Ancestry of “ecdysis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἔκδυσις | A stripping, shedding; An escape |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐκδύω | to take off, remove, strip |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |
Words derived from “ecdysis”