Etymology

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Ancient Greek σκιά
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκιά“shadow”
  2. English todayscialytic

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).

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