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
- A kind of striped lizard; A member of a local...
Ancestry of “scuttler”, step by step
scuttler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scuttle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scuttle | A container like an open bucket; A broad, shallow... |
| 2 | Middle English | scuttel | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċutel | dart, arrow; bar; bolt |
| 4 | Latin | scutella | a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |