Where does “scrute” come from?

scrute (English) comes from Latin scrūtor, from Latin scruta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scrute (English): To examine (something) carefully; to scrutinize

Definitions

  1. To examine (something) carefully; to scrutinize

Ancestry of “scrute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrūtorto search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate
2Latinscrutarubbish, broken trash
3Proto-Indo-European(s)krew-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scrute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krew- →
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