Where does “scure” come from?

scure (Italian) comes from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scure (Italian): axe; feminine plural of scuro

Definitions

  1. axe; feminine plural of scuro

Ancestry of “scure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →