Where does “scrūtor” come from?

scrūtor (Latin) comes 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.

scrūtor (Latin): to search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate

Definitions

  1. to search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate

Ancestry of “scrūtor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrutarubbish, broken trash
2Proto-Indo-European(s)krew-
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scrūtor

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