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

Definitions

  1. A xystus

Ancestry of “xyst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinxystuscovered portico or gallery
2Ancient Greekξυστόςshaved, whittled with a knife or plane; scraped,...
3Ancient Greekξύωto scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek ξύω →Every word from Ancient Greek ξυστός →Every word from Latin xystus →