Where does “σκολόπενδρα” come from?
σκολόπενδρα (Ancient Greek) comes 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,...
σκολόπενδρα (Ancient Greek): millipede
Definitions
- millipede
Ancestry of “σκολόπενδρα”, step by step
σκολόπενδρα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek σκόλοψ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σκόλοψ | A pale, a stake; a palisade; An instrument for... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκάλλω | to stir up, hoe; to search, probe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |