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Where does “escarnir” come from?

escarnir (Old Portuguese) comes from Italian scarnire — To strip the flesh off; To skive; To strip to the...

Ancestry of “escarnir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscarnireTo strip the flesh off; To skive; To strip to the...
Every word from Italian scarnire →