English
xylo-
Xylo- may come from Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον ‘wood’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEξῠ́λονxŭ́lon‘wood’uncertain
- Englishtodayxylo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEξῠ́λονxŭ́lon‘wood’uncertain
- Englishtodayxylo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kes- ‘to scrape’
through Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-
Today it means
prefix wood
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον / xylo-