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Where does “skoba” come from?

skoba (Proto-Slavic) comes from Portuguese escovar, from Latin scōpāre, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.

skoba (Proto-Slavic): bracket

Definitions

  1. bracket

Ancestry of “skoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseescovar—
2Latinscōpāre—
3Latinscōpa—
4Proto-Italic*skōpā—

Words derived from “skoba”

  • scobitură
  • scobi
  • scoabă
  • scobitoare
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