scorbutic

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 245 words | Copyright

scorbutic pert. to scurvy. XVII. — medL. scorbūticus, f. scorbūtus scurvy, perh. for *scorbūcus — MLG. schorbūk, Du. scheurbuik, f. MLG., MDu. schoren (Du. scheuren) break, lacerate + būk (buik) belly.

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