Where does “bersagliere” come from?
bersagliere (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,...
bersagliere (Italian): rifleman, bersagliere; plural of bersagliera
Definitions
- rifleman, bersagliere; plural of bersagliera
Ancestry of “bersagliere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bersaglio | target; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old French | bersail | target |
| 3 | Old French | berser | to hunt |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | bersarius | — |
| 5 | Frankish | birsōn | — |
| 6 | Latin | vervēx | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥h₁ḗn | lamb in general, or more probably only the male,... |
Words derived from “bersagliere”