Where does “scobire” come from?

scobire (Romanian) comes from Romanian scobi, from Romanian scoabă, from Old Church Slavonic скоба, from Proto-Slavic skoba, from Portuguese escovar, from Latin scōpāre, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.

scobire (Romanian): hollowing

Definitions

  1. hollowing

Ancestry of “scobire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscobito pick; to hollow out, dig
2Romanianscoabăniche, recess; chisel; crampon
3Old Church Slavonicскоба
4Proto-Slavicskobabracket
5Portugueseescovarto brush, sweep
6Latinscōpāre
7Latinscōpabranch of a plant
8Proto-Italic*skōpā
Every word from Proto-Italic *skōpāEvery word from Latin scōpaEvery word from Latin scōpāre