Reconstruction:Latin/scermio

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

• *scirmīō

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *skirmijan or Lombardic skirmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˈkɛrmʲo/

Verb

*scermiō (present infinitive *scermīre, perfect active *scermīvī, supine *scermūtum); fourth conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. protect, shield

Descendants

• Old French: eskermir, eskirmir, eskymir, escremir, escermir
  • Middle French: escremir
    • French: escrimer
  • → Middle English: skirmen, skyrmen
  • Picard: èscrimeu (Athois)
• Italian: schermire
• Galician: esgremir
• Portuguese: esgrimir
• Old Occitan: escremir
  • Old Catalan: esgremir
    • Catalan: esgrimir
  • Occitan:
    • Provençal: escremir, escrimir
• Spanish: esgrimir