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scutra

shallow dish, pan

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Where it lives

Persa 1 · 1.27/10k
De agri cultura 1 · 0.64/10k

What it meant

1. scutra — de Vaan

scutra 'shallow dish, pan' [f. a] (PL+) Derivatives: scuta [f.] 'shallow dish, pan' (Lucil.), scutella 'small shallow dish' (Cic.+), scutriscum 'small scutra' (Cato), scutula 'scutra-Iike figure; small shallow dish' (PI.+). WH regard scuta as a back-formation to scutella, with long u introduced from scutum. A connection with scutum 'shield' seems possible: a shield turned upside down may be used as a dish or pan. … — [de Vaan, s.v. scutra, p. 562]

2. scŭ_tra — Lewis & Short

scŭ_tra, ae, f.,

I a flat tray, dish, or platter of a nearly square form, Cato, R. R. 157, 11; Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 8; Vulg. 3 Reg. 7, 40; 7, 45.—Collat. form scūta, ae, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 618 P

Where it came from

de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. scutra (scan p. 562; entry #1578).
Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. scutra (scan p. 630; entry #10411).

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