Etymology

hyaline

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Today it means: Glassy, transparent; amorphous. Full definition →

Latin hyalinus ← Koine Greek ὑάλινος
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  1. Koine Greek · derived fromὑάλινος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromhyalinus
  3. English todayhyaline

From Latin hyalinus, from Koine Greek ὑάλινος (huálinos), from ὕαλος (húalos, “glass”).

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