Where does “saperski” come from?

saperski (Polish) comes from Polish saper, from French sapeur, from French sape, from Old French sappe, from Latin sappa — a sort of mattock.

saperski (Polish): combat engineer, sapper

Definitions

  1. combat engineer, sapper

Ancestry of “saperski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsapercombat engineer, sapper
2Frenchsapeursapper; A member of the social movement known as...
3Frenchsapea small scythe; hoe, mattock; fashion, style
4Old Frenchsappe—
5Latinsappaa sort of mattock
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