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

  1. rifleman, bersagliere; plural of bersagliera

Ancestry of “bersagliere”, 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,...

Words derived from “bersagliere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗnEvery word from Latin vervēxEvery word from Frankish birsōn
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