Where does “skrutíniový” come from?
skrutíniový (Slovak) comes from Slovak skrutínium, from Latin scrūtinium, from Latin scrūtor, from Latin scruta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
skrutíniový (Slovak): vote counting
Definitions
- vote counting
Ancestry of “skrutíniový”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | skrutínium | vote counting |
| 2 | Latin | scrūtinium | search, inquiry, investigation, scrutiny |
| 3 | Latin | scrūtor | to search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate |
| 4 | Latin | scruta | rubbish, broken trash |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krew- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |