English
skeletonry
skeleton + -ry
Formed from skeleton + -ry
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- ‘to parch, wither’
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Ancient Greek σκέλλω ‘dry, dry up, make dry, parch’
Ancient Greek σκελετός ‘dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy’
Ancient Greek σκελετόν
New Latin sceleton
English skeleton
Today it means
noun A skeletal state or condition.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / skeletonry