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- Ancient Greek · derived fromφύλαξ“watcher, guard, sentinel, guardian, keeper, protector”
- English todayphylax
From Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “watcher, guard, sentinel, guardian, keeper, protector”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekφύλαξ all →
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