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Where does “escouade” come from?

escouade (French) comes from German Eskadron, from Italian squadra, from Italian squadrare, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

escouade (French): squad, squadron

Definitions

  1. squad, squadron

Ancestry of “escouade”, step by step

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

Words derived from “escouade”

  • squad
  • squaddie
  • intrasquad
  • intersquad
  • squadmate
  • squaddy
  • hit squad
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