Where does “bizarre” come from?
bizarre (French) comes from Italian bizzarro — odd, queer, eccentric, bizarre, weird; frisky.
bizarre (French): bizarre, odd; peculiar, quaint
Definitions
- bizarre, odd; peculiar, quaint
Ancestry of “bizarre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bizzarro | odd, queer, eccentric, bizarre, weird; frisky |