Etymology

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Today it means: A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron)
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  1. Ancient Greekεἰλύω (eilúō)
  2. Ancient Greekἔλυτρον (élutron)
  3. English todayelytron

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron, “sheath”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.