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

Definitions

  1. squadron; flotilla

Ancestry of “escadrille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescuadrillasquadron
2Spanishescuadrasquadron; squad; set square
3Spanishescuadrarto square
4Vulgar Latinexquadro
5Latinquadrussquare
6LatinquadroI make four-cornered, square, make square; I put...
7Latinquadrasquare
8Latinquattŭorfour; 4
9Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
10Old Portuguesequartoquarter
11Latinquārtusfourth
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “escadrille

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos