Where does “tiragliere” come from?
tiragliere (Italian) comes from French tiraglière, from French tirailleur, from French tirailler, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic teraną — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tiragliere (Italian): A type of French infantry soldier
Definitions
- A type of French infantry soldier
Ancestry of “tiragliere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tiraglière | A former type of infantryman |
| 2 | French | tirailleur | — |
| 3 | French | tirailler | to pull, to tug; to tear somebody in two, to make... |
| 4 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 5 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 6 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 7 | Gothic | 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 | to tear away, remove |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |