Where does “schifo” come from?

schifo (Italian) comes 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,...

schifo (Italian): disgust, nausea, loathing; crap, rubbish;...

Definitions

  1. disgust, nausea, loathing; crap, rubbish;...

Ancestry of “schifo”, step by step

schifo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German skif

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

via Old French eschiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschiushy, timid
2Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “schifo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →