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Where does “scuttler” come from?

scuttler (English) comes from English scuttle, from Middle English scuttel, from Old English sċutel, from Latin scutella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

scuttler (English): A kind of striped lizard; A member of a local...

Definitions

  1. A kind of striped lizard; A member of a local...

Ancestry of “scuttler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscuttleA container like an open bucket; A broad, shallow...
2Middle Englishscuttel—
3Old Englishsċuteldart, arrow; bar; bolt
4Latinscutellaa small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small...
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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