Where does “esqueleto” come from?

esqueleto (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

esqueleto (Spanish): skeleton; frame

Definitions

  1. skeleton; frame

Ancestry of “esqueleto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
2Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither

Words derived from “esqueleto”

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