Where does “cytoszkielet” come from?

cytoszkielet (Polish) comes from Polish szkielet, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

cytoszkielet (Polish): cytoskeleton

Definitions

  1. cytoskeleton

Ancestry of “cytoszkielet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszkieletskeleton
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 →