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sceptre

/ˈseptə/SEP-tur
/ˈsɛptɚ/SEP-tur

Meaninga staff

Common meaning: a ruler's staff

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SKAP‘throw, to prop up’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 404, p. 744 · scan
  2. Latinsceptrumsource
  3. Frenchsceptre‘a royall scepter’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa royall scepter → a ruler's staffsceptre‘a ruler's staff’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin sceptrum ‘a staff’.

Roots

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