Scutarius
/skjuːˈtɛər.i.əs/noun
A shield-maker or shield-bearer; in Latin, an adjective or noun connected with shields.
Did you know?Scutarius comes from Latin scutum, the large Roman shield, and its same ancient root also lives in words like escutcheon, a heraldic shield-bearing emblem.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skeu-
“to cover, wrap, or shelter”
Latin
Latin
scutum
“a shield, especially a large Roman shield”
Classical Latin
Latin
scutarius
“of or belonging to shields; a shield-maker, shield-bearer”
Medieval Latin
Latin
scutarius
“a shield-bearer or shield-maker”
Modern English
English
escutcheon
“a shield-shaped emblem or a heraldic shield”
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