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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

  1. highwayman, bandit, brigand

Ancestry of “masnadiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmasnadagang, band
2Old Occitanmaisnada—
3Vulgar Latinmansionata—
4Latinmansiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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