scorpion
English
/ˈskɔː.pi.ən/, /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/
noun
Definitions
- Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.
- (historical) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
- A very spiteful or vindictive person.
- A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot.
- (obsolete) A whip with points like a scorpion's tail.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scorpioun inherited from Old English sċorpio derived from scorpïun derived from Old French scorpïon derived from Latin scorpio (scorpion) derived from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (scorpion).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκορπίος
Gloss
scorpion
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Scorpion English
- fish English
- fly English
- pseudoscorpion English
- scorpiologist English
- scorpiology English
- scorpionate English
- scorpionfish English
- scorpionfly English
- scorpionism English
- scorpionlike English
- scorpionweed English
- scorpling English
- weed English
- scorpio Latin
- scorpius Latin
- scorpiō Latin
- scorpiōnem, scorpiō Latin
- Skorpion German
- skorpió Hungarian
- scorpione Italian
- Scorpion French
- scorpion French
- скорпион Russian
- σκορπίος Ancient Greek
- σκορπίων Ancient Greek
- σκορπιοκτόνον Ancient Greek
- σκόρπαινα Ancient Greek
- σκόρπιος Ancient Greek
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- skorpion Norwegian Bokmål
- skorpion Norwegian Nynorsk
- sċorpio Old English
- scorpioun Middle English
- scorpion Old French
- scorpïon Old French
- escorpí Catalan, Valencian
- scorpio Old High German
- skorpions Latvian
- scorpiuni Sicilian
- scorpïun xno