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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; to brandish ...

Definitions

  1. to fight with a bladed weapon; to brandish ...

Ancestry of “esgrimir”, step by step

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