noun, masculine/bɾiˈɡante/plural: brigantes
brigand; bandit
Synonyms: bandido
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekanąder.? Italian briga Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian brigare Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ansder. Italian -ante Italian brigantebor. Spanish brigante Borrowed from Italian brigante.