Etymology

adesmy

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Today it means: The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually whole. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δεσμός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδεσμός“bonds”
  2. English todayadesmy

From a- + Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bonds”) + -y.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδεσμός all →

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