Etymology

scilla

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Today it means: A plant of the genus Scilla; a squill. Full definition →

Latin scilla ← Ancient Greek σκίλλα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκίλλα
  2. Latin · borrowed fromscilla
  3. English todayscilla

Borrowed from Latin scilla, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla). Doublet of squill.

Words from the same roots

Latinscilla all →

squill

Ancient Greekσκίλλα all →

squilla

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