Where does “giannizzaro” come from?

giannizzaro (Italian) comes from English janissary, from Turkish yeniçeri, from Ottoman Turkish yeñiçeri, from Turkish çeri, from Ottoman Turkish چری, from Proto-Turkic *čerig — army.

giannizzaro (Italian): alternative form of giannizzero

Definitions

  1. alternative form of giannizzero

Ancestry of “giannizzaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjanissaryAn infantry soldier, often of Christian descent...
2Turkishyeniçerijanissary
3Ottoman Turkishyeñiçeri—
4Turkishçerisoldier
5Ottoman Turkishچریarmy; soldier
6Proto-Turkic*čerigarmy

Words derived from “giannizzaro”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *čerig →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چری →Every word from Turkish çeri →