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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread scrobiculate #203192 11/11/2011 2:19 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 EIversen stranger EIversen stranger Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 It's always fun to see a word pop up that I've never seen before. This one could serve double-duty as a "clean" swear word, as it has such a satisfyingly harsh sound. (E.g., Bolshevik" is a favorite of mine in this genre.) I'm surprised to see its I/E root, "sker," associated with "carnivorous" in the Etymology blurb. I would bet a steak dinner that "carnivorous" actually comes from "carne," which is of course Latin for "meat." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: scrobiculate EIversen #203193 11/11/2011 2:27 PM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 132 goofy member goofy member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 132 Originally Posted By: EIversen I'm surprised to see its I/E root, "sker," associated with "carnivorous" in the Etymology blurb. I would bet a steak dinner that "carnivorous" actually comes from "carne," which is of course Latin for "meat." You're right, it does. And Latin carn- comes from Proto-Indo-European *sker-. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: scrobiculate EIversen #203246 11/14/2011 2:37 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 EIversen stranger EIversen stranger Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 Cool, thanks for the further explanation of the root beneath the root. I guess that's the nature of roots--there's always another one further down. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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