Etymology

scarcity

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Today it means: The condition of something being scarce or deficient. Full definition →

Middle English scarsite ← Old Northern French escarsete
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The story

  1. Old Northern French · derived fromescarsete
  2. Middle English · inherited fromscarsite
  3. English todayscarcity

Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity.

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