Where does “zbir” come from?

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

zbir (Romanian): thug a criminal who treats others violently or roughly

Definitions

  1. thug a criminal who treats others violently or roughly

Ancestry of “zbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsbirehenchman
2Italiansbirrocop
3Italianbirro
4Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
5Gaulishbirros
6Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “zbir

Every word from Proto-Celtic birros