Where does “scorpioen” come from?
scorpioen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French scorpïon, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scorpioen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French scorpïon, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.