Where does “scabredity” come from?

scabredity (English) comes from Latin scabredo, from Latin scaber, from Latin scabō, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

scabredity (English): roughness; ruggedness

Definitions

  1. roughness; ruggedness

Ancestry of “scabredity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscabredoa roughness of the skin, scabbiness, itch, mange
2Latinscaberrough, scabrous; scabby, mangy, itchy
3Latinscabōto scratch, scrape, abrade
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Latin scabō →Every word from Latin scaber →
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