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Where does “scuttel” come from?

scuttel (Middle English) comes from Old English sċutel, from Latin scutella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “scuttel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċuteldart, arrow; bar; bolt
2Latinscutellaa small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small...
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “scuttel”

  • scuttle
  • scuttlebutt
  • scuttleful
  • scuttler
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