Where does “sbirraglia” come from?

sbirraglia (Italian) comes from Italian sbirro, from Italian birro, from Latin birrus, from Gaulish birros, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

sbirraglia (Italian): cops, the police

Definitions

  1. cops, the police

Ancestry of “sbirraglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansbirrocop
2Italianbirro
3Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
4Gaulishbirros
5Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros