Etymology

sclero-

Today it means: sclerous; hard Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκληρός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκληρός“hard”
  2. English todaysclero-

From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσκληρός all →

sclerodermasclerasclerobasescleromascleroskeletonsclerotium

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