Origin: L < Gr byssos, fine linen or cotton < Sem, as in Heb buts < Sem *b-w-tz, to be white
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noun pl. bys·sus·es or bys·si (bĭsˈīˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bissus, linen cloth
Origin: , from Latin
Origin: , from Greek bussos, linen
Origin: ; akin to Sanskrit picuḥ, cotton (of Dravidian origin)
Origin: , or ultimately from Egyptian w’ḏ, linen
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