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Where does “scutarius” come from?

scutarius (Late Latin) comes from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scutarius (Late Latin): shield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a...

Definitions

  1. shield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a...

Ancestry of “scutarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscūtum—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scutarius”

  • squire
  • esquire
  • squirearchy
  • squireen
  • squirehood
  • squiredom
  • squiress
  • squirely
  • squireship
  • squireling
  • squirearchal
  • squirelike
  • esquireship
  • squiralty
  • esquiress
  • squirefish
  • scudiero
  • scuderia
  • écuyer
  • escudeiro
  • squier
  • esquire
  • escudeiro
  • escuier
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