Where does “scaramuccia” come from?

scaramuccia (Old Italian) comes from Frankish skirmijan, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scaramuccia (Old Italian): skirmish

Definitions

  1. skirmish

Ancestry of “scaramuccia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishskirmijanto shelter; to protect, defend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scaramuccia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Frankish skirmijan →