Where does “xyr-” come from?

xyr- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξυρόν, from Proto-Indo-European ksu-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

xyr- (English): razor; razor-like

Definitions

  1. razor; razor-like

Ancestry of “xyr-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξυρόνrazor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksu-ró-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “xyr-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksu-ró-s →Every word from Ancient Greek ξυρόν →