Where does โ€œschivoโ€ come from?

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

schivo (Italian): reluctant; shy; averse to something

Definitions

  1. reluctant; shy; averse to something

Ancestry of โ€œschivoโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianschivareto dodge, sidestep, avoid, or evade; to preserve;...
2Old Frencheschiverto escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny
3Gothic๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒafraid, barefaced
4Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkรณsโ€”

Words derived from โ€œschivoโ€

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz โ†’Every word from Gothic ๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ โ†’