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Where does “scor” come from?

scor (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish scuirid, from Proto-Celtic skorīti, from Proto-Celtic skarati, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scor (Old Irish): act of unyoking, unharnessing; stud, herd of...

Definitions

  1. act of unyoking, unharnessing; stud, herd of...

Ancestry of “scor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscuiridto unyoke
2Proto-Celticskorīti—
3Proto-Celticskarati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scor”

  • scor
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