Where does “bullscutter” come from?
bullscutter (English) comes from English scutter, from English scuttle, from Middle English scuttel, from Old English sċutel, from Latin scutella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
bullscutter (English): Bullshit
Definitions
- Bullshit
Ancestry of “bullscutter”, step by step
bullscutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scutter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scutter | Thin excrement; A hasty run; To void thin... |
| 2 | English | scuttle | A container like an open bucket; A broad, shallow... |
| 3 | Middle English | scuttel | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċutel | dart, arrow; bar; bolt |
| 5 | Latin | scutella | a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English bull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bull | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | bole | bull, steer, male cow; A heraldic bull; Taurus |
| 3 | Old English | bula | bull, steer |
| 4 | Old Norse | boli | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bulô | bull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥no- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |