Where does “skurelo” come from?
skurelo (Ido) comes from French écureuil, from Middle French escureul, from Old French escurel, from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, from Latin scūrius, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά — darkness, shadow.
skurelo (Ido): squirrel
Definitions
- squirrel
Ancestry of “skurelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | écureuil | squirrel |
| 2 | Middle French | escureul | — |
| 3 | Old French | escurel | squirrel |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | scuriolus | — |
| 5 | Latin | scūrius | — |
| 6 | Latin | sciūrus | squirrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκίουρος | squirrel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκιά | shadow; shade |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |