Where does “scoglio” come from?
scoglio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *scoculum, from Classical Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek σκόπελος, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
scoglio (Italian): cliff, rock (in the sea); a reef
Definitions
- cliff, rock (in the sea); a reef
Ancestry of “scoglio”, step by step
scoglio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin *scoculum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *scoculum | — |
| 2 | Classical Latin | scopulus | crag, cliff; rock |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκόπελος | lookout place; peak; headland, promontory;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |