Etymology of the English word hemelytron
the English word
hemelytronderived from the English word
elytronderived from the New Latin word
elytronderived from the Greek word
elutron, ἔλυτρον
derived from the Greek word
eluo, ἐλύω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-using the English prefix
hemi-derived from the New Latin prefix
hemi-derived from the Greek prefix
hemi-, ἡμι-
derived from the New Latin word
hemielytronusing the New Latin prefix
hemi-derived from the Greek prefix
hemi-, ἡμι-
Date
The earliest known usage of hemelytron in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
