ξύλον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (mostly in plural) cut wood, timber
- piece of wood, log, beam, post
- cudgel, club, stick
- an instrument of punishment: wooden collar, stocks, gallows, stake
- bench, table
- tree
- blockhead
- a measure of length: 3 or 2⅔ cubits
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kseulo-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kseulo-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- xylem English
- xylophone English
- xylophonelike English
- xylophonic English
- xylophoning English
- xylophonist English
- melanoxylon Latin
- xylo Latin
- Säule German
- Xylem German
- Xylophon German
- xyleem Dutch, Flemish
- xylophone French
- ксилофо́н Russian
- ксилофон Russian
- κόπτω Ancient Greek
- μέλᾱς Ancient Greek
- ξυλαλόη Ancient Greek
- ξυλεία Ancient Greek
- ξυλικός Ancient Greek
- ξυλοθήκη Ancient Greek
- ξυλοκόπος Ancient Greek
- ξυλουργός Ancient Greek
- ξύλινος Ancient Greek
- ἀλόη Ancient Greek
- *kseulo- Proto-Indo-European
- xilo- Portuguese
- *sūliz Proto-Germanic
- xiléin Irish
- ξυλάγγουρο Greek (modern)
- ξυλαγγουριά Greek (modern)
- ξυλουργός Greek (modern)
- ξυλόκαρφο Greek (modern)
- ξύλινος Greek (modern)
- ξύλο Greek (modern)
- sūl Old High German
- xilofon Malay
- Sail Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 Gothic
- *sūli gmw-pro
- קסילופון Hebrew (modern)
- Süülti Alemannic German