Where does “escárnio” come from?

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

escárnio (Portuguese): scorn, derision; contempt, disdain

Definitions

  1. scorn, derision; contempt, disdain

Ancestry of “escárnio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseescarnirto mock; to make fun of
2Old Portugueseescarnir—
3ItalianscarnireTo strip the flesh off; To skive; To strip to the...
Every word from Italian scarnire →Every word from Old Portuguese escarnir →Every word from Portuguese escarnir →