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.
giannizzaro (Italian): alternative form of giannizzero
Definitions
- alternative form of giannizzero
Ancestry of “giannizzaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | janissary | An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent... |
| 2 | Turkish | yeniçeri | janissary |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | yeñiçeri | — |
| 4 | Turkish | çeri | soldier |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | چری | army; soldier |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *čerig | — |
Words derived from “giannizzaro”