English
Scorpius
Scorpius comes from Latin scorpius ‘scorpion’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκορπίος‘scorpion’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscorpius‘scorpion’
- EnglishtodayScorpius
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκορπίος‘scorpion’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscorpius‘scorpion’
- EnglishtodayScorpius
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’
across, share, short, card, cross, cancer, screen, shirt, circle, circuit, crucial, score, curve, circulation, skirt, carnival, scare, curb, circus, cancellation, shrine, crest, circa, scrutiny, scar, shear, incarceration, shred, carnage, raffle, circulate, carcinoma, shrewd, coronary, crux, corona, shard, carnal, cirque, riddance, 120 more
Today it means
name A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / Scorpius