Where does “scazon” come from?

scazon (English) comes from Latin scāzon, from Ancient Greek σκάζων, from Ancient Greek σκάζω — I limp; to limp.

scazon (English): A limping satiric meter in classical verse; A...

Definitions

  1. A limping satiric meter in classical verse; A...

Ancestry of “scazon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscāzonscazon an iambic trimeter, with a spondee or trochee in the last foot
2Ancient Greekσκάζωνlimping; iambic verse with a spondee in the last...
3Ancient GreekσκάζωI limp; to limp
Every word from Ancient Greek σκάζω →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάζων →Every word from Latin scāzon →