Where does “scapus” come from?

scapus (English) comes from Latin scapus, from Ancient Greek σκᾶπος — Doric spelling of σκῆπτρον.

scapus (English): A scape; The shaft of a column

Definitions

  1. A scape; The shaft of a column

Ancestry of “scapus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscapusstem, stalk; shaft
2Ancient GreekσκᾶποςDoric spelling of σκῆπτρον
Every word from Ancient Greek σκᾶπος →Every word from Latin scapus →