Scutiform
/ˈskjuːtɪfɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a shield.
Did you know?Scutiform comes from Latin *scutum* (“shield”), the same ancient military word that gave English *escuage* and echoes in scientific naming whenever something is described as shield-like.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skeu-
“to cover, conceal, or shield”
Latin
Latin
scutum
“a shield, especially a large Roman shield”
Medieval Latin
Latin
scutiformis
“shield-shaped”
19th Century
English
scutiform
“having the form of a shield”
Modern English
English
scutiform
“shaped like a shield”
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