Where does “Scorpius” come from?
Scorpius (English) comes from Latin scorpius, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “Scorpius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scorpius | a scorpion; a kind of prickly sea fish; a kind of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκορπίος | scorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |