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Where does “escurel” come from?

escurel (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, from Latin scūrius, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

escurel (Old French): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “escurel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinscuriolus—
2Latinscūrius—
3Latinsciūrus—
4Ancient Greekσκίουροςsquirrel
5Ancient Greekσκιάshadow; shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “escurel”

  • squirrel
  • squirrelly
  • squirrelfish
  • squirrely
  • squirrelish
  • squirreltail
  • squirrellike
  • squirreldom
  • squirrelable
  • antisquirrel
  • squirrelcide
  • écureuil
  • squyrelle
  • squirel
  • escurel
  • escuirel
  • escureul
  • skwiril
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