Where does “Scylle” come from?

Scylle (Middle French) comes from Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα, from Ancient Greek σκύλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Scylle (Middle French): Scylla

Definitions

  1. Scylla

Ancestry of “Scylle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinScyllaScylla, a mythical monster
2Ancient GreekΣκύλλαScylla
3Ancient Greekσκύλλωto lacerate; to molest, annoy; pluck, tear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “Scylle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκύλλω →