esqueleto

/eskeˈleto/ · B2 · noun · m

skeleton

💀 esqueleto: from Greek skeletós, 'dried up' — the dry bones left behind

Spanish esqueleto comes from Greek skeletón (sōma), 'dried-up body'. Spanish added an initial e- before sk-, since words can't start with sk. Same idea extends to a frame: the bare dried-out structure of a building or object.

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