Where does “Scaramouche” come from?

Scaramouche (English) comes from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.

Scaramouche (English): A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte

Definitions

  1. A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte

Ancestry of “Scaramouche”, step by step

Scaramouche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian scaramuccia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscaramucciaskirmish; squabble; third-person singular present...
2Italianschermugio—

via French Scaramouche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchScaramouche—
Every word from Italian schermugio →Every word from Italian scaramuccia →