Where does “scolopendre” come from?
scolopendre (French) comes from Latin Scolopendra, from Ancient Greek σκολόπενδρα, from Ancient Greek σκόλοψ, from Ancient Greek σκάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
scolopendre (French): centipede
Definitions
- centipede
Ancestry of “scolopendre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Scolopendra | A kind of centipede |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκολόπενδρα | millipede |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκόλοψ | A pale, a stake; a palisade; An instrument for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκάλλω | to stir up, hoe; to search, probe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |