Where does “scutage” come from?
scutage (English) comes from Middle English scutage, from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scutage (English): A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was...
Definitions
- A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was...
Ancestry of “scutage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | scutage | scutage medieval English tax |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | scutagium | — |
| 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 |