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Where does “schizzare” come from?

schizzare (Italian) comes from Old High German sciozzan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

schizzare (Italian): to squirt; to splash; to spatter

Definitions

  1. to squirt; to splash; to spatter

Ancestry of “schizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansciozzanto shoot
2Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “schizzare”

  • schizza
  • esquisser
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