Where does “fusilero” come from?

fusilero (Spanish) comes from Spanish fusil, from French fusil, from Italian fucile, from Vulgar Latin focilis, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fusilero (Spanish): rifle; rifle man

Definitions

  1. rifle; rifle man

Ancestry of “fusilero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfusilrifle
2Frenchfusilrifle, gun; steel to strike sparks from a flint
3Italianfucilegun, rifle
4Vulgar Latinfocilisof fire
5Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Vulgar Latin focilis →Every word from Italian fucile →