Where does “escorpión” come from?

escorpión (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese escorpiõ, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

escorpión (Galician): scorpion

Definitions

  1. scorpion

Ancestry of “escorpión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseescorpiõ—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →