Where does “scabious” come from?
scabious (English) comes from Latin scabiosus, from Latin scabiēs, from Latin -ies, from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s.
scabious (English): having scabs; of or pertaining to scabies; Any of...
Definitions
- having scabs; of or pertaining to scabies; Any of...
Ancestry of “scabious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scabiosus | — |
| 2 | Latin | scabiēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ies | Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yḗh₂s | — |