Where does “Scyllaeum” come from?
Scyllaeum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σκύλλαιον, 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,...
Ancestry of “Scyllaeum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Σκύλλαιον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Σκύλλα | — |
| 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,... |