Is 'escutcheon' English, or is it actually Latin?

'Escutcheon' is a word borrowed from Latin 'scutum'. The word entered the English language some time around the 15th century.

escutcheon [noun] [15th century]

• a defined area on which armorial bearings are displayed and which usually consists of a shield
• a protective or ornamental plate or flange (as around a keyhole)
• the part of a ship's stern on which the name is displayed

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Etymology: Middle English 'escochon' from Anglo-French 'escuchoun' from Vulgar Latin '*scution-, scutio' from Latin 'scutum' shield

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