Where does “schorpioenvis” come from?

schorpioenvis (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schorpioen, from Middle Dutch scorpioen, from Old French scorpïon, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

schorpioenvis (Dutch): a scorpionfish, fish of the family Scorpaenidae

Definitions

  1. a scorpionfish, fish of the family Scorpaenidae

Ancestry of “schorpioenvis”, step by step

schorpioenvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schorpioen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchorpioenScorpius
2Middle Dutchscorpioen—
3Old Frenchscorpïon—
4Latinscorpiō—
5Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Dutch vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvisfish
2Middle Dutchvischfish
3Old Dutchfiscfish
4Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →