sbire

French

noun

Definitions

(pejorative) henchman

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sbirro derived from Latin birrus (hooded coat).

Origin

Latin

birrus

Gloss

hooded coat

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

birrus English
sbirro English
birretum Latin
birrus Latin
berretta Italian
birro Italian
sbirraglia Italian
sbirresco Italian
sbirro Italian
esbirro Spanish, Castilian
βίρρος Ancient Greek
*birros Proto-Celtic
βίρρος gkm
*birros Gaulish
birrus Gaulish