Etymology of the French word esquif
the Old French word
esquifderived from the Old Italian word
schifoDate
The earliest known usage of esquif in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
skiffCognates
Dutch
schip, English
ship, German
Schiff, Icelandic
skip, Italian
schifo, Portuguese
esquife, Swedish
skepp, Yiddish
shifUsage
Word found in Old French
