C17: from New Latin scorbūticus, from Medieval Latin scorbūtus, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English sceorf scurf, Middle Low German scorbuk scurvy
scorbutic in American English
(skɔrˈbjutɪk)
adjective
of, like, or having scurvy
: also scorˈbutical
Word origin
ModL scorbuticus < ML scorbutus, scurvy < Russ skrobotŭ, akin to skórbnut, to wither, grow ill < IE *(s)kerb(h)- > sharp, scurf