Where does “scalpitare” come from?
scalpitare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin scalpere, from Latin scalpo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel(H)p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “scalpitare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scalpere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | scalpo | I scratch; I carve or engrave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel(H)p- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |