Where does “escarpa” come from?

escarpa (Portuguese) comes from Italian scarpa, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

escarpa (Portuguese): escarpment

Definitions

  1. escarpment

Ancestry of “escarpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscarpashoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...
2Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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