From Proto-Italic *skōpā, from *skeh₂p- (“to prop”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop up”), Latvian šķēps (“spear, javelin”), English shaft. Compare also Scīpiō, scāpus, cippus.
Oefen om " scopa " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Latyn .