Where does “skarsa” come from?

skarsa (Ido) comes from Spanish escaso, from Vulgar Latin escarpsus, from Late Latin excarpsus, from Latin excarpere, from Latin excerpere, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

skarsa (Ido): scarce

Definitions

  1. scarce

Ancestry of “skarsa”, step by step

skarsa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish escaso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescasoscarce, limited, scant, meager, meagre, skimpy,...
2Vulgar Latinescarpsus
3Late Latinexcarpsusrare
4Latinexcarperetake out; pluck out
5Latinexcerperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicōto impart, share
8Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
9Old Latincom(m)oinis
10Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English scarce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscarceUncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient...
2Middle EnglishscarsRare, scarce; not common or widespread
3Old Northern Frenchscars

via Italian scarso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscarsoscarce, scanty, scant, poor, little, limited,...
2Late Latinscarpsus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu