Where does โesquivaโ come from?
esquiva (Spanish) comes from Spanish esquivo, from Old French eschiver, from Gothic ๐๐บ๐น๐ฟ๐ท๐, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs.
esquiva (Spanish): feminine singular of esquivo
Definitions
- feminine singular of esquivo
Ancestry of โesquivaโ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | esquivo | disdainful; rough; unsociable, elusive, evasive |
| 2 | Old French | eschiver | to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny |
| 3 | Gothic | ๐๐บ๐น๐ฟ๐ท๐ | afraid, barefaced |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkรณs | โ |