Etymology · Ancient Greek
σκυτάλη
3 English words descend from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη, most common first.
- scytaleA cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used for cryptography by the ancient Spartans.
- scytalinidAny member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.
- scytaloneA tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.