English
alysoid
Alysoid comes from Ancient Greek ἅλυσις ‘chain’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn, wind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to turn, wind’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλυσιςhálusis‘chain’
- Englishtodayalysoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welH-‘to turn, wind’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλυσιςhálusis‘chain’
- Englishtodayalysoid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn, wind’
well, walk, wall, volume, revolution, evolution, involve, vault, valve, evolve, revolt, vulgar, helix, waltz, convoluted, divulge, voluminous, vagrant, vulva, gauche, convolution, vulgate, wale, iliac, ilium, involution, voluble, valvular, valise, 75 more
Today it means
noun catenary
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH- / alysoid