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Where does “esgrima” come from?

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

esgrima (Spanish): fencing

Definitions

  1. fencing

Ancestry of “esgrima”, step by step

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