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Where does “escuchon” come from?

escuchon (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French escu, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

escuchon (Anglo-Norman): small shield; escutcheon

Definitions

  1. small shield; escutcheon

Ancestry of “escuchon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchescuAlternative form of escut; shield
2Latinscūtum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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