Where does “scūtārius” come from?
scūtārius (Latin) comes from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scūtārius (Latin): of a shield, belonging to a shield
Definitions
- of a shield, belonging to a shield
Ancestry of “scūtārius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “scūtārius”