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Where does “squadronmate” come from?

squadronmate (English) comes from English squadron, from French escadron, from Italian squadrone, from Italian squadra, from Italian squadrare, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

squadronmate (English): One who is in the same squadron

Definitions

  1. One who is in the same squadron

Ancestry of “squadronmate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquadronPrimarily, a square; hence, a square body of...
2Frenchescadronsquadron
3Italiansquadronesquadron
4Italiansquadraset square, triangle; team, squad, group, side;...
5ItaliansquadrareTo delimit in a square or rectangular shape; to...
6Vulgar Latinexquadra—
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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