English
skeletony
From skeleton + -y.
Formed from skeleton + -y
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
adj Resembling or characteristic of a skeleton; skeletal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / skeletony