Where does “scute” come from?

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

scute (English): A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or...

Definitions

  1. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or...

Ancestry of “scute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skei- →Every word from Latin scūtum →