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Where does “escorial” come from?

escorial (English) comes from Spanish escorial, from Spanish escoria, 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 — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

escorial (English): Alternative form of escurial

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of escurial

Ancestry of “escorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescorialslag heap; bed
2Spanishescoriaslag; scum; scoria
3Latinscōria—
4Ancient Greekσκωρίαslag, dross of metal, scoria
5Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
6Proto-Hellenicskṓr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
9Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
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