Etymograph

English

psiloi

Psiloi comes from Ancient Greek ψῑλός ‘naked, bare’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEψῑλός1psiloías ψιλοί‘naked, bare’
  2. Englishtodaypsiloi1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English psiloi

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEψῑλόςWiktionary, English psiloipsiloías ψιλοί‘naked, bare’
  2. EnglishtodaypsiloiWiktionary, English psiloi

Every English word from Ancient Greek ψῑλός

Today it means

noun The light infantry of an Ancient Greek army, usually acting as skirmishers and missile troops.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “psiloi”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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