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Etymology of xylo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- From Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon, “wood”).

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prefix

wood

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- From Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon, “wood”).

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