Where does “scabicidal” come from?
scabicidal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
scabicidal (English): Acting as a scabicide
Definitions
- Acting as a scabicide
Ancestry of “scabicidal”, step by step
scabicidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English scabicide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scabicide | A substance that kills mites of the genus... |
| 2 | English | scabies | An infestation of parasitic mites, "Sarcoptes... |
| 3 | Middle English | scabies | — |
| 4 | Latin | scabiēs | roughness, scurf |
| 5 | Latin | -ies | Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yḗh₂s | — |