Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “σκολιός” come from?

σκολιός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

σκολιός (Ancient Greek): curved, bent; winding; twisted, tangled

Definitions

  1. curved, bent; winding; twisted, tangled

Ancestry of “σκολιός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “σκολιός”

  • skoliosexual
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →