Where does “psilosis” come from?

psilosis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ψίλωσις, from Ancient Greek ψιλόω, from Ancient Greek ψιλός — naked, bare; bald, smooth; unclad, uncovered.

psilosis (English): The sound change by which Greek lost the...

Definitions

  1. The sound change by which Greek lost the...

Ancestry of “psilosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψίλωσιςa stripping bare; a writing or pronouncing with...
2Ancient Greekψιλόωto strip (something) bare, especially
3Ancient Greekψιλόςnaked, bare; bald, smooth; unclad, uncovered
Every word from Ancient Greek ψιλός →Every word from Ancient Greek ψιλόω →Every word from Ancient Greek ψίλωσις →