Where does “escorpiõ” come from?

escorpiõ (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “escorpiõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscorpiō—
2Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “escorpiõ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →