Where does “scarificare” come from?
scarificare (Latin) comes from Latin scarīfāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι — to scratch an outline; scratch.
Ancestry of “scarificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scarīfāre | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκαριφᾶσθαι | to scratch an outline; scratch |