Where does “clyster” come from?

clyster (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κλυστήρ, from Ancient Greek κλύζω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “clyster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλυστήρa syringe, a clyster-pipe
2Ancient Greekκλύζωto wash, dash over, surge up; to be washed by the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clyster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Ancient Greek κλύζω →