Where does “schelet” come from?

schelet (Romanian) comes from French squelette, from Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

schelet (Romanian): skeleton

Definitions

skeleton

Ancestry of “schelet”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	squelette	skeleton
2	Greek	σκελετός	skeleton; bicycle frame
3	Ancient Greek	σκελετός	dried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
4	Ancient Greek	σκελλώ	to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kelh₁-	to parch, wither

Words derived from “schelet”

scheletos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελλώ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελετός →