Etymology

xyloglyphy

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Today it means: The art of carving in wood. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γλυφή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλυφή“carving”
  2. English todayxyloglyphy

From xylo- + Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”) + -y.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγλυφή all →

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