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Where does “scruta” come from?

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

scruta (Latin): rubbish, broken trash

Definitions

  1. rubbish, broken trash

Ancestry of “scruta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)krew-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scruta”

  • scrutiny
  • scrutinize
  • scrutinizing
  • scrutinizingly
  • scrutineer
  • scrutinisingly
  • scrutinizer
  • scrutinization
  • rescrutiny
  • scrutinizest
  • scrutinizeth
  • perscrutaturus
  • perscrutatus
  • scrutor
  • perscrutor
  • perscrutans
  • scrutinium
  • perscrutandus
  • scrutinio
  • escrudiñar
  • escudriñar
  • imperscrutabilmente
  • perscrutare
  • perscrutabile
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