asylum.
place of refuge, asylum, sanctuary; place for relaxation/recuperation, retreat;
Meaning & usage
asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek σύλη (súlē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἄσυλος (ásulos) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon)bor. Latin asylum Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).
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