English
scorpaenid
Scorpaenid comes from Latin scorpaena ‘a scorpionfish’, 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 BCEσκορπίοςskorpíos‘scorpion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκόρπαινα‘scorpionfish’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscorpaena‘a scorpionfish’
- Englishtodayscorpaenid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκορπίοςskorpíos‘scorpion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκόρπαινα‘scorpionfish’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscorpaena‘a scorpionfish’
- Englishtodayscorpaenid
Formed from scorpaena + -id
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’
across, share, short, card, cross, cancer, shirt, circle, screen, circuit, crucial, score, curve, circus, circulation, skirt, scare, curb, cancellation, shrine, carnival, crest, scrutiny, circa, scar, shear, incarceration, shred, carnage, raffle, circulate, carcinoma, coronary, shrewd, corona, crux, shard, carnal, cirque, crepe, 119 more
Today it means
noun Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / scorpaenid