Where does “scrofulae” come from?

scrofulae (English) comes from English scrofula, from Latin scrofula, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scrofulae (English): plural of scrofula

Definitions

  1. plural of scrofula

Ancestry of “scrofulae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrofulaA form of tuberculosis, most common in children,...
2Latinscrofula—
3Latinscrofasow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ- →