Where does “scurrile” come from?

scurrile (Italian) comes from Latin scurrīlis, from Latin scurra, from Etruscan unknown, from Proto-Indo-European menesweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ménos, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

scurrile (Italian): scurrilous, coarse

Definitions

  1. scurrilous, coarse

Ancestry of “scurrile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscurrīlisbuffoonlike, scurrilous
2Latinscurraelegant man about town, dandy, rake; jester,...
3Etruscanunknown—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenesweh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanménosmind; thought
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “scurrile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ménos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European menesweh₂ →