Where does “platoon” come from?
Platoon comes from French peloton, derived from French pilotte with the diminutive suffix -on, ultimately from Latin pilotta meaning a ball or pellet.
platoon (English): A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically...
Definitions
- A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically...
Ancestry of “platoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plauton | — |
Words derived from “platoon”