Where does “scrote” come from?

scrote (English) comes from English scrotum, from Latin scrotum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scrote (English): A worthless obnoxious person; a gobshite or...

Definitions

  1. A worthless obnoxious person; a gobshite or...

Ancestry of “scrote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrotumThe bag of skin and muscle that contains the...
2Latinscrotumscrotum
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin scrotum →
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