Where does “splanchnoskeleton” come from?
splanchnoskeleton (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.
splanchnoskeleton (English): That part of the skeleton connected with the...
Definitions
- That part of the skeleton connected with the...
Ancestry of “splanchnoskeleton”, step by step
splanchnoskeleton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skeleton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skeleton | The system that provides support to an organism,... |
| 2 | New Latin | sceleton | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκελετός | dried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκελλώ | to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelh₁- | to parch, wither |
via Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σπλάγχνα | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |