Where does “scuttle” come from?
Scuttle comes from Middle English scuttel, from Old English scutel, from Latin scutella, from Latin scutra, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots skey- and sek-.
scuttle (English): A container like an open bucket; A broad, shallow...
Definitions
- A container like an open bucket; A broad, shallow...
Ancestry of “scuttle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scuttel | — |
| 2 | Old English | sċutel | dart, arrow; bar; bolt |
| 3 | Latin | scutella | a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small... |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “scuttle”