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Where does “scudo” come from?

scudo (English) comes from Italian Scudo, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scudo (English): A silver coin and unit of currency of various...

Definitions

  1. A silver coin and unit of currency of various...

Ancestry of “scudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianScudo—
2Latinscūtum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scudo”

  • scudi
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