Where does “patrol” come from?
Patrol derives from French patrouille, from Old French patrouiller, ultimately tracing to Frankish patta and Proto-Indo-European pent-, meaning to stretch or extend.
patrol (English): A going of the rounds along the chain of...
Definitions
- A going of the rounds along the chain of...
Ancestry of “patrol”, step by step
patrol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French patrouille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patrouille | patrol; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | patrouille | — |
| 3 | Old French | patrouille | — |
| 4 | Old French | patrouiller | to paddle, paw about, patrol |
| 5 | Old French | patte | paw, hoof; a paw |
| 6 | Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 7 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |
via French patrouiller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patrouiller | to patrol |