Where does “cimeterre” come from?

cimeterre (Middle French) comes from Italian scimitarra, from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.

Ancestry of “cimeterre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscimitarrascimitar
2Persianشمشیرsword, scimitar, shamshir
3Middle Persianšmšyl—

Words derived from “cimeterre”

Every word from Middle Persian šmšyl →Every word from Persian شمشیر →Every word from Italian scimitarra →
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