Where does “ecuson” come from?
ecuson (Romanian) comes from French écusson, from Old French escuchon, from Old French escu, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
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Ancestry of “ecuson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | écusson | insignia, badge; escutcheon; bark of a tree... |
| 2 | Old French | escuchon | small shield; escutcheon |
| 3 | Old French | escu | Alternative form of escut; shield |
| 4 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |