Where does “scortans” come from?

scortans (Latin) comes from Latin scortor, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scortans (Latin): consorting with, or acting like a harlot

Definitions

  1. consorting with, or acting like a harlot

Ancestry of “scortans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinscortorI consort with, or like a harlot
2Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
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 Latin scortum →