Where does “esquirolejar” come from?

esquirolejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan esquirol, from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, from Latin scūrius, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

esquirolejar (Catalan): to squirrel around

Definitions

  1. to squirrel around

Ancestry of “esquirolejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanesquirolsquirrel; red squirrel; strikebreaker, scab,...
2Vulgar Latinscuriolus—
3Latinscūrius—
4Latinsciūrussquirrel
5Ancient Greekσκίουροςsquirrel
6Ancient Greekσκιάshadow; shade
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκιά →