Where does “brigade” come from?
Brigade comes from French brigade, derived from Italian brigata, the past participle of brigare, meaning to fight or quarrel, from briga meaning strife or trouble.
brigade (English): A group of people organized for a common purpose;...
Definitions
- A group of people organized for a common purpose;...
Ancestry of “brigade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brigade | brigade |
| 2 | Middle French | brigade | brigade |
| 3 | Italian | brigata | group, party; brigade |
| 4 | Italian | -ata | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 5 | Italian | -ato | Used with a stem to form the past participle of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |