Where does “scalmo” come from?

scalmo (Italian) comes from Latin scalmus, from Ancient Greek σκαλμός, from Ancient Greek σκάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scalmo (Italian): tholepin, rowlock, oarlock, futtock

Definitions

  1. tholepin, rowlock, oarlock, futtock

Ancestry of “scalmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscalmusthole, oarlock
2Ancient Greekσκαλμόςpin or thole
3Ancient Greekσκάλλωto stir up, hoe; to search, probe
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scalmo

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