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Where does “brigandine” come from?

brigandine (English) comes from Old French brigandine, from Old French brigand, from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brigandine (English): A coat of armor for the body, consisting of...

Definitions

  1. A coat of armor for the body, consisting of...

Ancestry of “brigandine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrigandine—
2Old Frenchbrigandfoot soldier
3Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brigandine”

  • brig
  • brigantine
  • gun-brig
  • бриг
  • брига
  • brick
  • bryg
  • brig
  • brik
  • brigg
  • βρίκιον
  • brigg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →