Where does “scōria” come from?

scōria (Latin) comes 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.

scōria (Latin): slag, dross, scoria

Definitions

  1. slag, dross, scoria

Ancestry of “scōria”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scōria”

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