EuroLex/F/Fusilier
- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: fusilier - 1. [mil.] foot soldier, infantryman
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
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| English | fusilier | 17c | 'meaning 1;
and also: a) a soldier in any of certain British army regiments formerly armed with fusils; b) a soldier armed with a fusil' | '...' | http://www.etymonline.com |
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| German | 'Füsilier | 18c | 'meaning 1' | '...' | http://www.koeblergerhard.de/derwbhin.htm |
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Annotations
[edit | edit source]Etymology: from F fusilier, from OF fusil "musket", earlier "steel for a tinderbox", from VL *focilis (petra) "(stone) producing fire", from L focus "hearth", in VL "fire".
Retained by certain regiments of the British army that were formerly armed with fusils.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com
Information on Other Languages
[edit | edit source]German also has a verb: füsilieren and noun: Füsilierung, meaning "shoot dead according to martial law"