Where does “xyster” come from?

xyster (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξυστήρ, from Ancient Greek ξύω — to scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...

xyster (English): A surgical instrument used to scrape bones

Definitions

  1. A surgical instrument used to scrape bones

Ancestry of “xyster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξυστήρscraper
2Ancient Greekξύωto scrape, scratch; to plane, smooth, polish; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek ξύω →Every word from Ancient Greek ξυστήρ →