Where does “écailleux” come from?
écailleux (French) comes from French écaille, from Middle French escaille, from Old French escaille, from Frankish skallija, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
écailleux (French): scaly
Ancestry of “écailleux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | écaille | scale; shell; tortoiseshell |
| 2 | Middle French | escaille | scale; ring or plate of armor |
| 3 | Old French | escaille | scale; ring or plate of armor |
| 4 | Frankish | skallija | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |