Where does “skorpiók” come from?
skorpiók (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Skorpió, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
skorpiók (Hungarian): nominative plural of skorpió
Definitions
- nominative plural of skorpió
Ancestry of “skorpiók”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | Skorpió | — |
| 2 | Latin | scorpiō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκορπίος | scorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |