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Where does “escudero” come from?

escudero (Spanish) comes from Late Latin scutarius, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

escudero (Spanish): esquire, squire; shield-bearer; shield-maker

Definitions

  1. esquire, squire; shield-bearer; shield-maker

Ancestry of “escudero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinscutariusshield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a...
2Latinscūtum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “escudero”

  • escudería
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