Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “Ésquilo” come from?

Ésquilo (Portuguese) 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.

Ancestry of “Ésquilo”, 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 “Ésquilo”

  • esquiliano
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →