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Where does “σκᾰληνός” come from?

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

σκᾰληνός (Ancient Greek): uneven, unequal, rough, rugged, slanting; odd;...

Definitions

  1. uneven, unequal, rough, rugged, slanting; odd;...

Ancestry of “σκᾰληνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκάλλωto stir up, hoe; to search, probe
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “σκᾰληνός”

  • scalene
  • scalenus
  • interscalene
  • scalenohedron
  • scalenoedro
  • scaleno
  • scalene
  • scalenus
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