Etymology

escutcheon

es·cut·cheon
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Today it means: The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. Full definition →

Middle English scochon ← Anglo-Norman escuchon ← Old French escu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*skoy-tó-m
  4. Proto-Italic*skoitom?
  5. Latinscūtum
  6. Old Frenchescut
  7. Old Frenchescu
  8. Anglo-Normanescuchon
  9. Middle Englishscochon
  10. English todayescutcheon

From Middle English scochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”). Related to scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu.

Words from the same roots

Latinscutum all →

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