Etymology

dys-

Today it means: difficult Full definition →

New Latin dys- ← Ancient Greek δυσ-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδυσ-“hard, difficult, bad”
  2. New Latin · derived fromdys-
  3. English todaydys-

From New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “hard, difficult, bad”). Often confused with the separately derived prefix dis-.

Words from the same roots

New Latindys- all →

dysgenic

Ancient Greekδυσ- all →

dyslexiadystopiaDesdemonadyscalculiadysbiosisdysgenic

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