Where does “skabies” come from?

skabies (Indonesian) comes from Dutch scabiës, from Latin scabiēs, from Latin -ies, from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s.

skabies (Indonesian): scabies: an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur

Definitions

  1. scabies: an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur

Ancestry of “skabies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscabiës—
2Latinscabiēsroughness, scurf
3Latin-iesUsed to form an abstract noun, usually from an...
4Proto-Indo-European-yḗh₂s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s →Every word from Latin -ies →Every word from Latin scabiēs →