English
esquisse
Esquisse comes from French esquisse, from Italian schizzo ‘squirt, splash’, and ultimately from schizzare.
- Italianc. 1300–presentschizzare‘to squirt, to spurt, to spray, to splash’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentschizzo‘squirt, splash’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentesquisse
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentschizzare‘to squirt, to spurt, to spray, to splash’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentschizzo‘squirt, splash’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentesquisse
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Italian schizzo ‘squirt, splash’
Today it means
noun The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian schizzare / esquisse