Where does “scoria” come from?

scoria (Italian) comes from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία, from Ancient Greek σκῶρ, from Proto-Hellenic skṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

scoria (Italian): slag; waste; scoria, tailings

Definitions

  1. slag; waste; scoria, tailings

Ancestry of “scoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscōriaslag, dross, scoria
2Ancient Greekσκωρίαslag, dross of metal, scoria
3Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
4Proto-Hellenicskṓr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
7Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns

Words derived from “scoria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr →