Where does “scabreus” come from?

scabreus (Dutch) comes from French scabreux, from Latin scabrosus, from Latin scaber, from Latin scabō, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

scabreus (Dutch): scabrous, sleazy, obscene, scandalous

Definitions

  1. scabrous, sleazy, obscene, scandalous

Ancestry of “scabreus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscabreuxindecent, sleazy, scabrous
2Latinscabrosusrough, scabrous
3Latinscaberrough, scabrous; scabby, mangy, itchy
4Latinscabōto scratch, scrape, abrade
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Latin scabō →Every word from Latin scaber →