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Where does “skorpion” come from?

skorpion (Estonian) comes from German skorpion, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skorpion (Estonian): scorpion

Definitions

  1. scorpion

Ancestry of “skorpion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanskorpion—
2Latinscorpiō—
3Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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