Where does “scutar” come from?
scutar (Romanian) comes from Romanian ar, from Romanian ară, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
scutar (Romanian): squire, shield-bearer
Definitions
- squire, shield-bearer
Ancestry of “scutar”, step by step
scutar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ar | would; API; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Romanian | ară | to plough |
| 3 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Romanian scut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | scut | shield |
| 2 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Late Latin scutarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | scutarius | shield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a... |