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encyst
- /ɛnˈsɪst/ UK, US
- /ɪnˈsɪst/ UK, US
Sounds like insist · Rhymes with -ɪst
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English en-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti
Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)?
Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der.
Late Latin cystisder.
English cyst
English encyst
From en- + cyst.
verb encysts · encysting · encysted · incyst
- To enclose within a cyst.
- To be enclosed within a cyst. ‘Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.’
