Where does “esquilo” come from?

esquilo (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, from Latin scūrius, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

esquilo (Spanish): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “esquilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinscuriolus—
2Latinscūrius—
3Latinsciūrussquirrel
4Ancient Greekσκίουροςsquirrel
5Ancient Greekσκιάshadow; shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκιά →