Where does “perscrutor” come from?

perscrutor (Latin) comes from Latin scrūtor, from Latin scruta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

perscrutor (Latin): I search; I examine or investigate

Definitions

  1. I search; I examine or investigate

Ancestry of “perscrutor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrūtorto search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate
2Latinscrutarubbish, broken trash
3Proto-Indo-European(s)krew-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “perscrutor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krew- →