scabinus

Latin

Etymology

From Old Saxon scepino (“to judge”) or Frankish *skapin. Cognate with Dutch schepen and German Schöffe.

Noun

scabinus (plural scabini)

A municipal office roughly equivalent to a councilman or alderman.

Descendants

Old French: eschevin, eskevin
- Middle French: eschevin, esquevin
  - French: échevin
- → Middle English: skeueyn, skeuayn, skyueyn, skyuen
- → English: eschevin
Italian: scabino

References

scabinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
scabinus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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