Where does “sbirro” come from?

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

sbirro (Italian): cop

Definitions

  1. cop

Ancestry of “sbirro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbirro
2Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
3Gaulishbirros
4Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “sbirro

Every word from Proto-Celtic birros