Where does “scrollery” come from?
scrollery (English) comes from English scroll, from Middle English scrowle, from Middle English scrowe, 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.
scrollery (English): Scrollwork; A room where scrolls are kept
Definitions
- Scrollwork; A room where scrolls are kept
Ancestry of “scrollery”, step by step
scrollery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scroll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scroll | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrowle | scroll, document, bill |
| 3 | Middle English | scrowe | bill, slip, bit of parchment |
| 4 | Old French | escroe | piece, strip (of something) |
| 5 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |