Where does “skorpjun” come from?

skorpjun (Maltese) comes from Sicilian scorpiuni, from Italian scorpione, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skorpjun (Maltese): scorpion

Definitions

  1. scorpion

Ancestry of “skorpjun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianscorpiunigecko
2Italianscorpionescorpion
3Latinscorpiō—
4Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →