Where does “esquif” come from?
esquif (French) comes from Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo, from Lombardic skif, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
esquif (French): skiff
Ancestry of “esquif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | esquif | — |
| 2 | Old Italian | schifo | small boat |
| 3 | Lombardic | skif | boat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |