Where does “custos” come from?

custos (English) comes from Latin cūstos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

custos (English): A warden; A monastic superior, who, under the...

Definitions

  1. A warden; A monastic superior, who, under the...

Ancestry of “custos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūstosa guard, protector, watchman
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Latin cūstos →