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hyle

The origin and history of hyle.

Etymology

Came from Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”), used particularly by Aristotle as πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “protomatter, fundamental undifferentiated matter”).

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