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Where does “σκολοπένδριον” come from?

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

σκολοπένδριον (Ancient Greek): hart's tongue

Definitions

  1. hart's tongue

Ancestry of “σκολοπένδριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκολόπενδραmillipede
2Ancient GreekσκόλοψA pale, a stake; a palisade; An instrument for...
3Ancient Greekσκάλλωto stir up, hoe; to search, probe
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “σκολοπένδριον”

  • scolopendrium
  • Scolopendrium
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