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Where does “scheggia” come from?

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

scheggia (Italian): splinter, shiver, shrapnel, chip, spell, spelk;...

Definitions

  1. splinter, shiver, shrapnel, chip, spell, spelk;...

Ancestry of “scheggia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinschidiachip or splinter
2Ancient Greekσχίδια—
3Ancient Greekσχίδιον—

Words derived from “scheggia”

  • scheggiare
  • paraschegge
  • schegge
  • scheggiabile
Every word from Ancient Greek σχίδιον →