Where does “husar” come from?
husar (Romanian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
husar (Romanian): hussar
Definitions
- hussar
Ancestry of “husar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | huszár | hussar; knight |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | gusar | pirate, corsair |
| 3 | Italian | corsaro | privateering, pirate; a privateer, corsair |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cursarius | pirate, sea-raider; pirate, sea-raider, corsair;... |
| 5 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |