Where does “scarcity” come from?
Scarcity comes from Old Northern French escarcete, of uncertain ultimate origin.
scarcity (English): the condition of something being scarce or...
Definitions
- the condition of something being scarce or...
Ancestry of “scarcity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | scarsite | — |
Words derived from “scarcity”