Etymograph

English

skaddon

Skaddon comes from Ancient Greek σχαδών ‘larva of the bee or wasp’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχαδών1skhadṓn‘larva of the bee or wasp’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1623skaddon1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English skaddon
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1623, Charles Butler, The Feminine Monarchie: “The reaſon is, that the vveather keeping them in,…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχαδώνWiktionary, English skaddonskhadṓn‘larva of the bee or wasp’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1623skaddonWiktionary, English skaddon. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1623, Charles Butler, The Feminine Monarchie: “The reaſon is, that the vveather keeping them in,…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek σχαδών

Today it means

noun The larva of a bee.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “skaddon”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek σχαδών / skaddon

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