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Where does “escuelerie” come from?

escuelerie (Old French) comes from Old French escuele, 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.

escuelerie (Old French): office of the servant in charge of plates

Definitions

  1. office of the servant in charge of plates

Ancestry of “escuelerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescuelebowl; dish
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 “escuelerie”

  • scullery
  • squillerie
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