Where does “antiscabies” come from?
antiscabies (English) comes from English scabies, from Middle English scabies, from Latin scabiēs, from Latin -ies, from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s.
antiscabies (English): Preventing or curing scabies
Definitions
- Preventing or curing scabies
Ancestry of “antiscabies”, step by step
antiscabies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scabies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | scabies | An infestation of parasitic mites, "Sarcoptes... |
| 2 | Middle English | scabies | — |
| 3 | Latin | scabiēs | roughness, scurf |
| 4 | Latin | -ies | Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yḗh₂s | — |
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |