Where does “Scutum” come from?

Scutum (English) comes from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Scutum (English): A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens

Definitions

  1. A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens

Ancestry of “Scutum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “Scutum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skei- →Every word from Latin scūtum →