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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

  1. The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes...

Ancestry of “ecdysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἔκδυσιςA stripping, shedding; An escape
2Ancient GreekἐκδύωI take off, remove, strip; I strip myself , take...
3Ancient GreekἐκOut of, from; from, with the source of; to denote...
4Proto-Hellenic*eks—

Words derived from “ecdysis”

  • ecdysteroid
  • ecdysiast
  • phytoecdysteroid
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