English
scolite
Scolite comes from Ancient Greek σκώληξ ‘worm’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘to curve, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘to curve, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκώληξskṓlēx‘worm’
- Englishtodayscolite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kel-‘to curve, bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκώληξskṓlēx‘worm’
- Englishtodayscolite
Formed from -ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- ‘to curve, bend’
Today it means
noun A fossil worm or its trace.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- / scolite