Where does “sbire” come from?

sbire (French) comes from Italian sbirro, from Italian birro, from Latin birrus, from Gaulish birros, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

sbire (French): henchman

Definitions

  1. henchman

Ancestry of “sbire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansbirrocop
2Italianbirro—
3Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
4Gaulishbirros—
5Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “sbire”

Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birros →Every word from Latin birrus →