Where does “schermo” come from?

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

schermo (Italian): screen; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. screen; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “schermo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianschermireTo protect or shield
2Frankishskirmijanto shelter; to protect, defend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schermo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Frankish skirmijan →Every word from Italian schermire →