Where does “scherno” come from?

scherno (Italian) comes from Ligurian *skirnjan, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scherno (Italian): scorn, sneer; jeer, scoff; mockery

Definitions

  1. scorn, sneer; jeer, scoff; mockery

Ancestry of “scherno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurian*skirnjan—
2Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Ligurian *skirnjan →