Where does “escarbar” come from?

escarbar (Spanish) comes from Galician escarvar, from Latin scarīfāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι — to scratch an outline; scratch.

escarbar (Spanish): to dig; to dig about; poke about

Definitions

  1. to dig; to dig about; poke about

Ancestry of “escarbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianescarvarto dig superficially
2Latinscarīfāre—
3Ancient Greekσκαριφᾶσθαιto scratch an outline; scratch

Words derived from “escarbar”

Every word from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι →Every word from Latin scarīfāre →Every word from Galician escarvar →
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