Etymology

pluteus

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Today it means: A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church Full definition →

Latin pluteus ← Proto-Italic *pluto-
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  1. Proto-Italic*pluto-
  2. Latinpluteus
  3. English todaypluteus

Borrowed from Latin pluteus.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.