Etymology Explorer โ€บ Italian

Where does โ€œschivareโ€ come from?

schivare (Italian) comes from Old French eschiver, from Gothic ๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs.

schivare (Italian): to dodge, sidestep, avoid, or evade; to preserve;...

Definitions

  1. to dodge, sidestep, avoid, or evade; to preserve;...

Ancestry of โ€œschivareโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschiverto escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny
2Gothic๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒafraid, barefaced
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkรณsโ€”

Words derived from โ€œschivareโ€

  • schivabile
  • schivafatiche
  • schivata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs โ†’