Where does “scleractinian” come from?
scleractinian (English) comes from Translingual Scleractinia, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scleractinian (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the...
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Ancestry of “scleractinian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Scleractinia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |