Where does “scimmia” come from?
scimmia (Italian) comes from Italian scimia, from Latin sīmia, from Latin sīmus, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
scimmia (Italian): monkey, simian
Ancestry of “scimmia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | scimia | Archaic form of scimmia |
| 2 | Latin | sīmia | — |
| 3 | Latin | sīmus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σιμός | snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,... |
Words derived from “scimmia”