Etymograph

English

skytale

Skytale comes from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη ‘club, baton, cylinder used for encoding and…’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκυτάλη1skutálē‘club, baton, cylinder used for encoding and decoding’
  2. Englishtodayskytale1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English skytale

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκυτάληWiktionary, English skytaleskutálē‘club, baton, cylinder used for encoding and decoding’
  2. EnglishtodayskytaleWiktionary, English skytale

Every English word from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη

Today it means

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Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “skytale”. 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 σκυτάλη / skytale

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