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Etymology of the English word scarcely

the English word scarcely
derived from the English word scarce
derived from the French word scars
derived from the Vulgar Latin word excarpsus
derived from the Vulgar Latin root *excarpere
derived from the Latin word excerpere (pick out; select)
using the Latin prefix ex-
derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs
derived from the Latin word carpere (seize, pick, pluck; separate, divide, tear down)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerp-
using the English suffix -ly

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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