Where does “Scutigera” come from?

Scutigera (Translingual) comes from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Scutigera (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Scutigera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “Scutigera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skei- →Every word from Latin scūtum →