Where does “scorpionism” come from?
scorpionism (English) comes from English Scorpion, from Middle English scorpioun, from Old English sċorpio, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scorpionism (English): scorpion envenomation
Definitions
- scorpion envenomation
Ancestry of “scorpionism”, step by step
scorpionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Scorpion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scorpion | The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpio;... |
| 2 | Middle English | scorpioun | A scorpion or a creature like one; Someone who... |
| 3 | Old English | sċorpio | scorpion |
| 4 | Latin | scorpiō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκορπίος | scorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |