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Etymology · Ancient Greek

φύλαξ

3 English words descend from Ancient Greek φύλαξ, most common first.

phylacogenAny of several bacterial derivatives developed by Dr. A. F. Schafer in 1910 to combat bacterial infections.
phylactocarpA branch of a hydrozoan specially modified in structure for the protection of the gonothecae.
phylaxA guard in Ancient Greece