Where does “scrima” come from?

scrima (Italian) comes from French escrime, from Old French escremie, from Old French escremir, from Frankish skirmjan.

scrima (Italian): Synonym of scherma

Definitions

  1. Synonym of scherma

Ancestry of “scrima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchescrimefencing
2Old Frenchescremiefencing
3Old Frenchescremir
4Frankishskirmjan

Words derived from “scrima

Every word from Frankish skirmjanEvery word from Old French escremirEvery word from Old French escremie