Where does “hydroskeleton” come from?
hydroskeleton (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.
hydroskeleton (English): A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many...
Definitions
- A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many...
Ancestry of “hydroskeleton”, step by step
hydroskeleton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skeleton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skeleton | The system that provides support to an organism,... |
| 2 | New Latin | sceleton | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκελετός | dried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκελλώ | to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelh₁- | to parch, wither |