Where does “scutate” come from?

scutate (English) comes from Latin scutātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

scutate (English): Shaped like a shield or buckler; Of, pertaining...

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a shield or buckler; Of, pertaining...

Ancestry of “scutate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscutātusarmed with a scutum (long shield)
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “scutate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin scutātus →