Where does “masnadiere” come from?
masnadiere (Italian) comes from Italian masnada, from Old Occitan maisnada, from Vulgar Latin mansionata, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
masnadiere (Italian): highwayman, bandit, brigand
Definitions
- highwayman, bandit, brigand
Ancestry of “masnadiere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | masnada | gang, band |
| 2 | Old Occitan | maisnada | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | mansionata | — |
| 4 | Latin | mansiō | An act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |