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Where does “scârbos” come from?

scârbos (Romanian) comes from Romanian os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

scârbos (Romanian): disgusting, gross, foul, icky, repulsive,...

Definitions

  1. disgusting, gross, foul, icky, repulsive,...

Ancestry of “scârbos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōs—
4Proto-Italicōs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
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