Etymology of the English word exoskeleton
the English word
exoskeletonderived from the English word
skeletonderived from the Greek word
skeletos, σκελετός (dried up; dried)
derived from the Greek word
skellein, σκέλλειν
derived from the New Latin word
skeletonderived from the Greek word
skeleton (skeleton)
using the English prefix
exo-derived from the Greek word
exo, ἔξω
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
