Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “eskadrille” come from?

eskadrille (Danish) comes from French escadrille, from Spanish escuadrilla, from Spanish escuadra, from Spanish escuadrar, from Vulgar Latin exquadro, from Latin quadrus, from Latin quadro, from Latin quadra — and.

eskadrille (Danish): squadron

Definitions

  1. squadron

Ancestry of “eskadrille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchescadrillesquadron; flotilla
2Spanishescuadrillasquadron
3Spanishescuadrasquadron; squad; set square
4Spanishescuadrarto square
5Vulgar Latinexquadro—
6Latinquadrussquare
7LatinquadroI make four-cornered, square, make square; I put...
8Latinquadrasquare
9Latinquattŭor—
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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