Where does “Scilla” come from?

Scilla (Italian) comes from Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα, from Ancient Greek σκύλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Scilla (Italian): Scylla

Definitions

Scylla

Ancestry of “Scilla”, step by step

Scilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Scylla

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Scylla	Scylla, a mythical monster
2	Ancient Greek	Σκύλλα	Scylla
3	Ancient Greek	σκύλλω	to lacerate; to molest, annoy; pluck, tear
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kelH-	to cut; to split, to separate
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kel-	to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Latin scilla

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	scilla	squill
2	Ancient Greek	σκίλλα	squill

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκύλλω →