Where does “scolops” come from?

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

scolops (Latin): A fence, palisade

Definitions

  1. A fence, palisade

Ancestry of “scolops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσκόλοψA pale, a stake; a palisade; An instrument for...
2Ancient Greekσκάλλωto stir up, hoe; to search, probe
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάλλω →