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Where does “bersaglio” come from?

bersaglio (Italian) comes 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,...

bersaglio (Italian): target; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. target; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “bersaglio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbersailtarget
2Old Frenchberserto hunt
3Medieval Latinbersarius—
4Frankishbirsōn—
5Latinvervēx—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁ḗnlamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

Words derived from “bersaglio”

  • bersagliere
  • bersagliere
  • bersagliare
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