Where does “scalfittura” come from?

scalfittura (Italian) comes from Italian scalfire, from Late Latin scarificare, from Latin scarīfāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι — to scratch an outline; scratch.

scalfittura (Italian): scratch

Definitions

  1. scratch

Ancestry of “scalfittura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscalfireto scratch or graze
2Late Latinscarificare—
3Latinscarīfāre—
4Ancient Greekσκαριφᾶσθαιto scratch an outline; scratch
Every word from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι →Every word from Latin scarīfāre →Every word from Late Latin scarificare →