Where does “scutellum” come from?

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

scutellum (English): Any of several shield-shaped structures in...

Definitions

  1. Any of several shield-shaped structures in...

Ancestry of “scutellum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinscutellum—
2Latinscūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scutellum”

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