Where does “scoria” come from?

scoria (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

scoria (English): The slag or dross that remains after the smelting...

Definitions

  1. The slag or dross that remains after the smelting...

Ancestry of “scoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscōriaslag, dross, scoria
2Ancient Greekσκωρίαslag, dross of metal, scoria
3Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
4Proto-Hellenicskṓr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
7Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns

Words derived from “scoria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr →