Where does “mitragliatrice” come from?
mitragliatrice (Italian) comes from Italian mitragliare, from French mitrailler, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
mitragliatrice (Italian): machine gun
Definitions
- machine gun
Ancestry of “mitragliatrice”, step by step
mitragliatrice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mitragliare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mitragliare | to machine gun, rake; to strafe; to fire or... |
| 2 | French | mitrailler | to machine-gun, to fire; to snap away; to pummel |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
via Russian митралье́за
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | митралье́за | — |