Where does “scirmis” come from?

scirmis (Irish) comes from English skirmish, from Old French escarmouche, from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.

scirmis (Irish): skirmish

Definitions

  1. skirmish

Ancestry of “scirmis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskirmishA brief battle between small groups, usually part...
2Old Frenchescarmoucheskirmish
3Italianscaramucciaskirmish; squabble; third-person singular present...
4Italianschermugio—
Every word from Italian schermugio →Every word from Italian scaramuccia →Every word from Old French escarmouche →