Etymology of the English word scutellation
the English word
scutellationusing the English suffix
-ationderived from the Latin suffix
-atioderived from the Latin suffix
-arederived from the French suffix
-ationderived from the English word
scutellumderived from the New Latin word
scutellum (escutcheon)
derived from the Classical Latin word
scutum (shield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-derived from the New Latin word
scutellationderived from the New Latin word
scutella (saucer, small shallow, flat dish)
derived from the New Latin word
scutellum (escutcheon)
derived from the Classical Latin word
scutum (shield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-derived from the Latin word
scutra (shallow, flat dish, pan)
Date
The earliest known usage of scutellation in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
