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Where does “afschilferen” come from?

afschilferen (Dutch) comes from Dutch af, from Dutch afschetsen, from Dutch schetsen, from Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος, from Ancient Greek σχεδόν — to hold; to overpower.

afschilferen (Dutch): to flake off

Definitions

  1. to flake off

Ancestry of “afschilferen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Dutchafschetsento depict, to portray, esp. in a sketch; to...
3Dutchschetsento sketch; to describe with words
4Dutchschetssketch
5Italianschizzosquirt, splash; stain, spot, flake; sketch
6Latinschedium—
7Ancient Greekσχέδιοςnear, close; temporary, offhand, casual,...
8Ancient Greekσχεδόνnear, nearby; nearly, almost
9Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
10Proto-Hellenichékʰō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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