Where does “scudocrociato” come from?
scudocrociato (Italian) comes from Italian crociato, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
scudocrociato (Italian): of or pertaining to the Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) political party
Definitions
- of or pertaining to the Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) political party
Ancestry of “scudocrociato”, step by step
scudocrociato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian crociato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | crociato | crusader; cross-shaped; cruciform |
| 2 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 3 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via Italian Scudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Scudo | the Scutum constellation |
| 2 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |