Where does “scrimmager” come from?
scrimmager (English) comes from English scrimmage, from English skirmish, from Old French escarmouche, from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.
scrimmager (English): One who scrimmages
Definitions
- One who scrimmages
Ancestry of “scrimmager”, step by step
scrimmager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrimmage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrimmage | A rough fight; In some team sports, especially... |
| 2 | English | skirmish | A brief battle between small groups, usually part... |
| 3 | Old French | escarmouche | skirmish |
| 4 | Italian | scaramuccia | skirmish; squabble; third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | schermugio | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |