Etymology of the English word skeleton
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)
Derivations in English
cytoskeleton,
endoskeleton,
exoskeleton,
skeletal,
skeletonizeDerivations in other languages
Italian
skeleton, Romanian
scheletonCognates
Dutch
skelet, French
squelette, German
Skelett, Italian
scheletro, Lithuanian
skeletas, Norwegian
skjelett, Russian
cкeлeт, Swedish
skelettUsage
Word found in Modern English
