Etymology

calyx

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Today it means: The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. Full definition →

Latin calyx ← Ancient Greek κάλυξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάλυξ“case of a bud, husk”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcalyx
  3. English todaycalyx

From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice and kelch.

Words from the same roots

Latincalyx all →

caliciform

Ancient Greekκάλυξ all →

calyceraceouscalyci-

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