Etymology

exoskeletal

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Today it means: Pertaining to the exoskeleton. Full definition →

English skeletal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Englishskeleton
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishskeletal
  11. English todayexoskeletal

From exo- + skeletal.

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