Where does “scarificāre” come from?

scarificāre (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin scarīfāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι — to scratch an outline; scratch.

Ancestry of “scarificāre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	scarīfāre	—
2	Ancient Greek	σκαριφᾶσθαι	to scratch an outline; scratch

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