Where does “esquissar” come from?

esquissar (Portuguese) comes from French esquisser, from Italian schizzare, from Old High German sciozzan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

esquissar (Portuguese): to sketch

Definitions

  1. to sketch

Ancestry of “esquissar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchesquisserto sketch; to draft, outline
2Italianschizzareto squirt; to splash; to spatter
3Old High Germansciozzanto shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old High German sciozzan →
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