Where does “scutellated” come from?
scutellated (English) comes from English D, from English dirham, from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
scutellated (English): scutellate
Definitions
- scutellate
Ancestry of “scutellated”, step by step
scutellated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English D
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | D | The ordinal number fourth, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | dirham | A unit of currency used in the Arab world,... |
| 3 | Arabic | دِرْهَم | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
via English scutellate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scutellate | saucer-shaped; Having the tarsi covered with... |
| 2 | Latin | scutella | a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small... |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |