Etymology

scutellum

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Today it means: A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. Full definition →

New Latin scūtellum ← Latin scūtum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromscūtum“shield”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromscūtellum
  3. English todayscutellum

Borrowed from New Latin scūtellum, diminutive of Latin scūtum (“shield”).

Words from the same roots

Latinscūtum all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.