Where does “ècurél” come from?

ècurél (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin scuriolus, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

ècurél (Franco-Provençal): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “ècurél”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinscuriolus
2Latinsciūrussquirrel
3Ancient Greekσκίουροςsquirrel
4Ancient Greekσκιάshadow; shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Ancient Greek σκιά
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