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Where does “scortare” come from?

scortare (Italian) comes from Italian scorta, from Italian scorto, from Italian scorgere, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigō, from Latin corrigō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

scortare (Italian): to escort; to ride shotgun; to shorten

Definitions

  1. to escort; to ride shotgun; to shorten

Ancestry of “scortare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscortaescort; supply, hoard; feminine singular of...
2Italianscortopast participle of scorgere; seen, perceived;...
3ItalianscorgereMeanings related to perception; to guide, to...
4Vulgar Latin*excorrigō—
5Latincorrigō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “scortare”

  • escoltar
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