Where does “scurter” come from?

scurter (Ladin) comes from Vulgar Latin excurto, from Latin curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

scurter (Ladin): To shorten, abbreviate

Definitions

  1. To shorten, abbreviate

Ancestry of “scurter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcurto—
2LatincurtoI shorten, cut short, abbreviate
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin curto →