Where does “brigandry” come from?
brigandry (English) comes from English brigand, from Middle English brigaunt, from Old French brigand, from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brigandry (English): Synonym of brigandage
Definitions
- Synonym of brigandage
Ancestry of “brigandry”, step by step
brigandry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brigand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brigand | An outlaw or bandit |
| 2 | Middle English | brigaunt | — |
| 3 | Old French | brigand | foot soldier |
| 4 | Italian | briga | trouble, bother; third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |