Where does “schegge” come from?

schegge (Italian) comes from Italian scheggia, from Latin schidia, from Ancient Greek σχίδια, from Ancient Greek σχίδιον.

schegge (Italian): plural of scheggia

Definitions

  1. plural of scheggia

Ancestry of “schegge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscheggiasplinter, shiver, shrapnel, chip, spell, spelk;...
2Latinschidiachip or splinter
3Ancient Greekσχίδια—
4Ancient Greekσχίδιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek σχίδιον →Every word from Ancient Greek σχίδια →Every word from Latin schidia →