Where does “brigare” come from?
brigare (Italian) comes from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brigare (Italian): to intrigue
Ancestry of “brigare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | briga | trouble, bother; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “brigare”