Where does “husaria” come from?

husaria (Polish) comes from Polish husarz, from Hungarian huszár, from Serbo-Croatian gusar, from Italian corsaro, from Medieval Latin cursarius, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

husaria (Polish): one of the main types of Polish cavalry in Poland and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between the 16th and 18th centuries

Definitions

  1. one of the main types of Polish cavalry in Poland and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between the 16th and 18th centuries

Ancestry of “husaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishhusarzhussar
2Hungarianhuszárhussar; knight
3Serbo-Croatiangusarpirate, corsair
4Italiancorsaroprivateering, pirate; a privateer, corsair
5Medieval Latincursariuspirate, sea-raider; pirate, sea-raider, corsair;...
6LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
7Latincurrōto run
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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