Where does “scimia” come from?

scimia (Italian) comes from Latin sīmia, from Latin sīmus, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

scimia (Italian): Archaic form of scimmia

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of scimmia

Ancestry of “scimia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsīmiaan ape, monkey
2Latinsīmussnub-nosed
3Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

Words derived from “scimia

Every word from Ancient Greek σιμόςEvery word from Latin sīmusEvery word from Latin sīmia