Where does “bersagliare” come from?

bersagliare (Italian) comes from Italian bersaglio, from Old French bersail, from Old French berser, from Medieval Latin bersarius, from Frankish birsōn, from Latin vervēx, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

bersagliare (Italian): To bombard

Definitions

  1. To bombard

Ancestry of “bersagliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbersagliotarget; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchbersailtarget
3Old Frenchberserto hunt
4Medieval Latinbersarius—
5Frankishbirsōn—
6Latinvervēxwether
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁ḗnlamb in general, or more probably only the male,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn →Every word from Latin vervēx →Every word from Frankish birsōn →