Where does “σκαφεύς” come from?

σκαφεύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκάπτω, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

σκαφεύς (Ancient Greek): digger, delver

Definitions

  1. digger, delver

Ancestry of “σκαφεύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκάπτωto dig, delve; dig
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάπτω →