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Where does “briga” come from?

briga (Italian) comes from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

briga (Italian): trouble, bother; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. trouble, bother; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “briga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “briga”

  • brigade
  • brig
  • brigadier
  • brigand
  • brigantine
  • brigandine
  • brigandish
  • brigandry
  • brigadiership
  • demibrigade
  • brigandism
  • brigandess
  • brigader
  • gun-brig
  • brigada
  • aerobrigata
  • brigantesco
  • briga
  • brigantino
  • brigare
  • brigante
  • brigadiere
  • brigata
  • briganti
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