Where does “scrutinium” come from?

scrutinium (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin scrūtor, 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.

scrutinium (Medieval Latin): a search, an inquiry; search, inquiry,...

Definitions

  1. a search, an inquiry; search, inquiry,...

Ancestry of “scrutinium”, step by step

scrutinium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin scrūtor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrūtorto search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate
2Latinscrutarubbish, broken trash
3Proto-Indo-European(s)krew-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin scrutari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrutaripresent active infinitive of scrūtor

Words derived from “scrutinium”

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