Where does “escòria” come from?

escòria (Catalan) comes from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία, from Ancient Greek σκῶρ, from Proto-Hellenic skṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

escòria (Catalan): spoil waste material from mining

Definitions

  1. spoil waste material from mining

Ancestry of “escòria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscōriaslag, dross, scoria
2Ancient Greekσκωρίαslag, dross of metal, scoria
3Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
4Proto-Hellenicskṓr
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
7Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr
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