Where does “hyle” come from?
hyle (English) comes from Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek Ὕλη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
hyle (English): matter; The first matter of the cosmos, from...
Definitions
- matter; The first matter of the cosmos, from...
Ancestry of “hyle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | hyle | matter, the fundamental matter of all things; the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ὕλη | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
Words derived from “hyle”