Where does “scarifier” come from?
scarifier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarīfāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι — to scratch an outline; scratch.
Ancestry of “scarifier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | scarificāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | scarīfāre | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκαριφᾶσθαι | to scratch an outline; scratch |