Where does “scytale” come from?

scytale (English) comes from Latin scytale, from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη — A staff, a cudgel, a club; A baton used in Sparta...

scytale (English): A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around...

Definitions

  1. A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around...

Ancestry of “scytale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinscytaleA cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around...
2Ancient GreekσκυτάληA staff, a cudgel, a club; A baton used in Sparta...
Every word from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη →Every word from Latin scytale →