Where does “escarpe” come from?

escarpe (French) comes from Italian scarpa, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

escarpe (French): murderer, killer; escarpment

Definitions

  1. murderer, killer; escarpment

Ancestry of “escarpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscarpashoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...
2Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “escarpe”

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