Where does “escadrille” come from?
escadrille (French) comes from Spanish escuadrilla, from Spanish escuadra, from Spanish escuadrar, from Vulgar Latin exquadro, from Latin quadrus, from Latin quadro, from Latin quadra, from Latin quattŭor — and.
escadrille (French): squadron; flotilla
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