Where does “scabrous” come from?

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

scabrous (English): Covered with scales or scabs; "hence", very...

Definitions

  1. Covered with scales or scabs; "hence", very...

Ancestry of “scabrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscaberrough, scabrous; scabby, mangy, itchy
2Latinscabōto scratch, scrape, abrade
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “scabrous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Latin scabō →Every word from Latin scaber →