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Where does “schifare” come from?

schifare (Italian) comes from Italian schifo, from Old High German skif, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

schifare (Italian): To loathe; To disgust or nauseate

Definitions

  1. To loathe; To disgust or nauseate

Ancestry of “schifare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianschifodisgust, nausea, loathing; crap, rubbish;...
2Old High Germanskifship, boat
3Proto-West Germanicskipship
4Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
6Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “schifare”

  • skeevy
  • skeeve
  • skeevies
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