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Where does “sclodia” come from?

sclodia (Latin) comes from Gaulish stludio, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

Ancestry of “sclodia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishstludio—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

Words derived from “sclodia”

  • luge
  • luger
  • luge
  • luge
  • luge
  • リュージュ
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