xystus

Latin

noun

Definitions

covered portico or gallery (or one planted with trees)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξυστός (whittled, xystus, shaved).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ξυστός

Gloss

whittled, xystus, shaved

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Distribution of cognates by language

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Cognates and derived terms

ξυστίς Ancient Greek
ξυστός Ancient Greek
ξύω Ancient Greek
*kes- Proto-Indo-European