Where does “Escila” come from?

Escila (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα, from Ancient Greek σκύλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Escila (Spanish): Scylla personification of the rock

Definitions

  1. Scylla personification of the rock

Ancestry of “Escila”, step by step

Escila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Σκύλλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣκύλλαScylla
2Ancient Greekσκύλλωto lacerate; to molest, annoy; pluck, tear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Latin scilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscillasquill
2Ancient Greekσκίλλαsquill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκύλλω →