Where does “tiraglière” come from?
tiraglière (French) comes from French tirailleur, from French tirailler, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tiraglière (French): A former type of infantryman
Definitions
- A former type of infantryman
Ancestry of “tiraglière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tirailleur | — |
| 2 | French | tirailler | to pull, to tug; to tear somebody in two, to make... |
| 3 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 4 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 6 | Gothic | 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 | to tear away, remove |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |