Where does “xyst” come from?
xyst (English) comes from Latin xystus, from Ancient Greek ξυστός, from Ancient Greek ξύω — to scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...
xyst (English): A xystus
Ancestry of “xyst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | xystus | covered portico or gallery |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξυστός | shaved, whittled with a knife or plane; scraped,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξύω | to scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to... |
Words derived from “xyst”