Etymology

calyc-

Latin calycis ← Ancient Greek κάλυξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάλυξ“case of a bud, husk”
  2. Latin · derived fromcalycis
  3. English todaycalyc-

From Latin calycis, genitive of calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”).

Words from the same roots

Latincalycis all →

Ancient Greekκάλυξ all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.