Where does “Erschießungskommando” come from?

Erschießungskommando (German) comes from German Kommando, from Italian comando — order, command; command, charge, leadership;...

Erschießungskommando (German): firing squad

Definitions

  1. firing squad

Ancestry of “Erschießungskommando”, step by step

Erschießungskommando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kommando

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKommandocommand; commando; command pattern
2Italiancomandoorder, command; command, charge, leadership;...

via German Erschießung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErschießungexecution by shooting
Every word from Italian comando