Where does “esgrima” come from?

esgrima (Portuguese) comes from Italian scrima, from French escrime, from Old French escremie, from Old French escremir, from Frankish skirmjan.

esgrima (Portuguese): fencing

Definitions

  1. fencing

Ancestry of “esgrima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscrimaSynonym of scherma
2Frenchescrimefencing
3Old Frenchescremiefencing
4Old Frenchescremir—
5Frankishskirmjan—

Words derived from “esgrima”

Every word from Frankish skirmjan →Every word from Old French escremir →Every word from Old French escremie →