Where does “esgrimir” come from?

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

esgrimir (Portuguese): to fight with a bladed weapon

Definitions

  1. to fight with a bladed weapon

Ancestry of “esgrimir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesgrimafencing
2ItalianscrimaSynonym of scherma
3Frenchescrimefencing
4Old Frenchescremiefencing
5Old Frenchescremir—
6Frankishskirmjan—
Every word from Frankish skirmjan →Every word from Old French escremir →Every word from Old French escremie →