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Where does “xilo-” come from?

xilo- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

xilo- (Italian): xylo-

Definitions

  1. xylo-

Ancestry of “xilo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξύλονcut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;...
2Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
3Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
4Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “xilo-”

  • silofonista
  • silofono
  • xilofago
  • xilografico
  • xilografia
  • xilografo
  • xilofonista
  • xilolo
  • xilologo
  • xilologia
  • xilologico
  • xiloteca
  • xilofono
  • xilosio
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