Where does “skeleton” come from?

skeleton (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto skeleto, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

skeleton (Esperanto): accusative singular of skeleto

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of skeleto

Ancestry of “skeleton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoskeletoskeleton
2Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
3Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
4Proto-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 →