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Where does “scorbuticus” come from?

scorbuticus (Latin) comes from Latin scorbutus, from French scorbut, from Late Latin scorbutus — scurvy.

scorbuticus (Latin): pertaining to scurvy

Definitions

  1. pertaining to scurvy

Ancestry of “scorbuticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscorbutusscurvy
2Frenchscorbutscurvy
3Late Latinscorbutusscurvy

Words derived from “scorbuticus”

  • ascorbic
  • scorbutic
  • antiscorbutic
  • ascorbyl
  • dehydroascorbic
  • dehydroascorbate
  • scorbic
Every word from Late Latin scorbutus →