Where does “scarce” come from?
Scarce comes from Old Northern French scars, a word of uncertain ultimate origin whose meaning in the source language remains unknown.
scarce (English): Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient...
Definitions
- Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient...
Ancestry of “scarce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | scars | — |
| 2 | Old Northern French | scars | — |
Words derived from “scarce”