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Where does “scindula” come from?

scindula (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scindula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscandularoof-shingle
2Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scindula”

  • Schindel
  • šindra
  • шиндра
  • scintula
  • schindel
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