English
scalid
Scalid comes from Ancient Greek σκαλιδον ‘hoe’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκαλιδονskalidon‘hoe’
- Englishtodayscalid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκαλιδονskalidon‘hoe’
- Englishtodayscalid
Every English word from Ancient Greek σκαλιδον
Today it means
noun A curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σκαλιδον / scalid