Where does “scarifica” come from?
scarifica (Romanian) comes from French scarifier, from Old French scarifier, from Medieval Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarīfāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι — to scratch an outline; scratch.
scarifica (Romanian): to scarify
Definitions
- to scarify
Ancestry of “scarifica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | scarifier | to scarify |
| 2 | Old French | scarifier | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | scarificāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | scarīfāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκαριφᾶσθαι | to scratch an outline; scratch |