Where does “scirpeus” come from?

scirpeus (Latin) comes from Latin scirpus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scirpeus (Latin): pertaining to rushes

Definitions

  1. pertaining to rushes

Ancestry of “scirpeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscirpusa rush, bulrush; riddle, enigma
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-