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...
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- The sound change by which Greek lost the...
Ancestry of “psilosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ψίλωσις | a stripping bare; a writing or pronouncing with... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψιλόω | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψιλός | naked, bare; bald, smooth; unclad, uncovered |