Where does “alfiere” come from?

alfiere (Italian) comes from Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفارس, from Arabic فَارِس, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

alfiere (Italian): standard-bearer; ensign; pioneer

Definitions

  1. standard-bearer; ensign; pioneer

Ancestry of “alfiere”, step by step

alfiere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish alférez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalférezsecond lieutenant, subaltern, ensign
2Arabicالفارس—
3Arabicفَارِسthe knight
4Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩Persia
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Arabic الفيل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالفيل—
2Pahlavipyl—
3Akkadian𒄠𒋛elephant

Words derived from “alfiere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →