Where does “scabicide” come from?
scabicide (English) comes from English scabies, from Middle English scabies, from Latin scabiēs, from Latin -ies, from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s.
scabicide (English): A substance that kills mites of the genus...
Definitions
- A substance that kills mites of the genus...
Ancestry of “scabicide”, step by step
scabicide 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 cide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cide | — |