Where does “stchelette” come from?

stchelette (Norman) comes from Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

stchelette (Norman): skeleton

Definitions

  1. skeleton

Ancestry of “stchelette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsceletusA skeleton
2Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
3Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελλώ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελετός →