Where does “endoskeleton” come from?

endoskeleton (English) comes from English skeleton, from New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

endoskeleton (English): The internal skeleton of an animal, which in...

Definitions

  1. The internal skeleton of an animal, which in...

Ancestry of “endoskeleton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskeletonThe system that provides support to an organism,...
2New Latinsceleton—
3Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
4Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελλώ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελετός →