Where does “scrofulose” come from?

scrofulose (Dutch) comes from English scrofulosis, from English scrofula, from Latin scrofula, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scrofulose (Dutch): scrofula, scrofulosis

Definitions

  1. scrofula, scrofulosis

Ancestry of “scrofulose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishscrofulosisscrofula
2EnglishscrofulaA form of tuberculosis, most common in children,...
3Latinscrofula—
4Latinscrofasow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ- →
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