Where does “escarmouche” come from?
escarmouche (French) comes from Middle French escarmuche, from Old French escharmuche, from Old Italian scaramuccia, from Frankish skirmijan, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
escarmouche (French): skirmish; dispute; skirmish; inflection of...
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- skirmish; dispute; skirmish; inflection of...
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