Where does “escarvar” come from?

escarvar (Galician) comes from Latin scarīfāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι — to scratch an outline; scratch.

escarvar (Galician): to dig superficially

Definitions

  1. to dig superficially

Ancestry of “escarvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscarīfāre—
2Ancient Greekσκαριφᾶσθαιto scratch an outline; scratch

Words derived from “escarvar”

Every word from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι →Every word from Latin scarīfāre →