Where does “scorsa” come from?
scorsa (Italian) comes from Italian scorso, from Latin excursus, from Latin excurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
scorsa (Italian): a glance; feminine singular of scorso
Definitions
- a glance; feminine singular of scorso
Ancestry of “scorsa”, step by step
scorsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian scorso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scorso | last, previous; past; misprint |
| 2 | Latin | excursus | having run out, run forth, hastened towards;... |
| 3 | Latin | excurrō | to run out |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Italian scorza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scorza | bark; husk, peel, skin; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 3 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |