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