amylum/ˈæmɪləm/EtymologyFrom Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).amylum means starch. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.amylum is pronounced /ˈæmɪləm/.nounstarch