Where does “escrowee” come from?
escrowee (English) comes from English escrow, from Old French escroe, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
escrowee (English): A person or organization that holds something in...
Definitions
- A person or organization that holds something in...
Ancestry of “escrowee”, step by step
escrowee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English escrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | escrow | A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily... |
| 2 | Old French | escroe | piece, strip (of something) |
| 3 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |