Where does “antiscabious” come from?
antiscabious (English) comes from English scabious, from Latin scabiosus, from Latin scabiēs, from Latin -ies, from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s.
antiscabious (English): Preventing or curing scabies
Definitions
- Preventing or curing scabies
Ancestry of “antiscabious”, step by step
antiscabious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scabious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | scabious | having scabs; of or pertaining to scabies; Any of... |
| 2 | Latin | scabiosus | scabby, scurfy, mangy |
| 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 |