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Where does “escasso” come from?

escasso (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese escasso, from Latin excarsus, from Late Latin excarpsus, from Latin excarpere, from Latin excerpere, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin.

escasso (Portuguese): scarce, rare; sparse, scanty

Definitions

  1. scarce, rare; sparse, scanty

Ancestry of “escasso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseescasso—
2Latinexcarsus—
3Late Latinexcarpsusrare
4Latinexcarperetake out; pluck out
5Latinexcerperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “escasso”

  • escassez
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