Etymology

scolio-

Today it means: Crooked, bent, or winding; relating to scoliosis or other lateral deviations. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκολιός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκολιός
  2. English todayscolio-

From Ancient Greek σκολιός (skoliós) + connecting vowel -o-.

Words from the same roots

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