Where does “skica” come from?
skica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος, from Ancient Greek σχεδόν, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
skica (Serbo-Croatian): sketch
Ancestry of “skica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Skizze | sketch |
| 2 | Italian | schizzo | squirt, splash; stain, spot, flake; sketch |
| 3 | Latin | schedium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχέδιος | near, close; temporary, offhand, casual,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχεδόν | near, nearby; nearly, almost |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |