Where does “cimeterre” come from?

cimeterre (French) comes from Italian scimitarra, from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.

cimeterre (French): scimitar

Definitions

  1. scimitar

Ancestry of “cimeterre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscimitarrascimitar
2Persianشمشیرsword, scimitar, shamshir
3Middle Persianšmšyl—
Every word from Middle Persian šmšyl →Every word from Persian شمشیر →Every word from Italian scimitarra →