Where does “scurt” come from?

scurt (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin excurtus, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

scurt (Romanian): short; brief

Definitions

  1. short; brief

Ancestry of “scurt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcurtus—
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “scurt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Vulgar Latin excurtus →