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Etymology · Ancient Greek

ἕλος

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

elosA village in the Laconia region, in the southern Peloponnese, Greece.
helo-Forms words related to marshes.
helophyteAny plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water.