Where does “skell” come from?

skell (English) comes from English skeleton, from New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

skell (English): a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in...

Definitions

  1. a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in...

Ancestry of “skell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskeletonThe system that provides support to an organism,...
2New Latinsceleton—
3Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
4Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελλώ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελετός →