Where does “σκορπιοκτόνον” come from?

σκορπιοκτόνον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

σκορπιοκτόνον (Ancient Greek): kind of heliotrope (Heliotropium suaveolens)

Definitions

  1. kind of heliotrope (Heliotropium suaveolens)

Ancestry of “σκορπιοκτόνον”, step by step

σκορπιοκτόνον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σκορπίος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Ancient Greek κτείνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτείνωto kill, slay
2Proto-Indo-European*tḱen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →