Where does “bersagliere” come from?
bersagliere (English) comes from Italian bersagliere, from Italian bersaglio, from Old French bersail, from Old French berser, from Medieval Latin bersarius, from Frankish birsōn, from Latin vervēx, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...
bersagliere (English): A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian...
Definitions
- A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian...
Ancestry of “bersagliere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bersagliere | rifleman, bersagliere; plural of bersagliera |
| 2 | Italian | bersaglio | target; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | bersail | target |
| 4 | Old French | berser | to hunt |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | bersarius | — |
| 6 | Frankish | birsōn | — |
| 7 | Latin | vervēx | wether |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥h₁ḗn | lamb in general, or more probably only the male,... |