Where does “skorpioni” come from?

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

skorpioni (Finnish): A scorpion; A person born under the sign of...

Definitions

  1. A scorpion; A person born under the sign of...

Ancestry of “skorpioni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskorpionscorpion
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

Words derived from “skorpioni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →