English
scoliosis
Scoliosis comes from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις ‘twisting’, from σκολιόω ‘to bend’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘crooked’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘crooked’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκολιόςskoliós‘curved, bent’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκολιόω‘to bend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκολίωσιςskolíōsis‘twisting’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscoliosis
- Englishearliest quotation 2018scoliosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘crooked’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκολιόςskoliós‘curved, bent’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκολιόω‘to bend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκολίωσιςskolíōsis‘twisting’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscoliosis
- Englishearliest quotation 2018scoliosis
Earliest quotation: 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death: “Scoliosis,” Mwita said. “Curvature of the spine. It’s hereditary,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘crooked’
Today it means
noun The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- / scoliosis