Where does “škorpión” come from?

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

škorpión (Slovak): scorpion

Definitions

  1. scorpion

Ancestry of “škorpión”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος →