Where does “escudo” come from?
escudo (English) comes from Portuguese escudo, from Old Portuguese escudo, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
escudo (English): The state currency formerly used in Portugal,...
Definitions
- The state currency formerly used in Portugal,...
Ancestry of “escudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | escudo | shield; escudo |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | escudo | shield |
| 3 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |