Where does “skalpel” come from?
skalpel (Slovene) comes from German Skalpell, from Latin scalpellum, from Latin scalprum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
skalpel (Slovene): scalpel (knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery)
Definitions
- scalpel (knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery)
Ancestry of “skalpel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Skalpell | scalpel |
| 2 | Latin | scalpellum | scalpel, lancet; grafting knife |
| 3 | Latin | scalprum | scraper |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |