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Where does “schermabile” come from?

schermabile (Italian) comes from Italian schermare, from Italian schermo, from Italian schermire, from Frankish skirmijan, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schermabile (Italian): screenable

Definitions

  1. screenable

Ancestry of “schermabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianschermareTo screen in
2Italianschermoscreen; first-person singular present indicative...
3ItalianschermireTo protect or shield
4Frankishskirmijanto shelter; to protect, defend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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