Where does “scherzi” come from?
scherzi (English) comes from English scherzo, from Italian scherzo, from Italian scherzare, from Lombardic skerzan, from Proto-Germanic skertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- — to dance, jump.
scherzi (English): plural of scherzo
Definitions
- plural of scherzo
Ancestry of “scherzi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scherzo | A piece of music or a movement from a larger... |
| 2 | Italian | scherzo | joke, jest, trick, hoax, frolic; joke, trifle,... |
| 3 | Italian | scherzare | to joke, kid, jest, frolic, be funny; to gamble,... |
| 4 | Lombardic | skerzan | to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skertaną | to cut off; to leap, jump, spring; to jest, joke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerǝd- | to dance, jump |