Where does “scutum” come from?

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

scutum (English): An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork...

Definitions

  1. An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork...

Ancestry of “scutum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscutuma shield, especially the scutum, the large oblong...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skei- →Every word from Latin scutum →