Where does “schița” come from?

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

schița (Romanian): to sketch

Definitions

  1. to sketch

Ancestry of “schița”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianschizzareto squirt; to splash; to spatter
2Old High Germansciozzanto shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “schița”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old High German sciozzan →