Where does “scarus” come from?

scarus (English) comes from Latin scarus, from Ancient Greek σκάρος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

scarus (English): A parrotfish, a Mediterranean food fish (any of various Scaridae species)

Definitions

  1. A parrotfish, a Mediterranean food fish (any of various Scaridae species)

Ancestry of “scarus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscarusscar, a kind of fish
2Ancient Greekσκάροςparrotfish
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-