Where does “escu” come from?

escu (Middle French) comes from Old French escu, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

escu (Middle French): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “escu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchescuAlternative form of escut; shield
2Latinscūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skei- →Every word from Latin scūtum →