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Where does “huzaar” come from?

huzaar (Dutch) comes from German Husar, from Hungarian huszár, from Serbo-Croatian gusar, from Italian corsaro, from Medieval Latin cursarius, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

huzaar (Dutch): A hussar, light cavalrist

Definitions

  1. A hussar, light cavalrist

Ancestry of “huzaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHusarhussar
2Hungarianhuszárhussar; knight
3Serbo-Croatiangusarpirate, corsair
4Italiancorsaroprivateering, pirate; a privateer, corsair
5Medieval Latincursariuspirate, sea-raider; pirate, sea-raider, corsair;...
6LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
7Latincurrō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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