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Where does “patrouille” come from?

patrouille (French) comes from Middle French patrouille, from Old French patrouille, from Old French patrouiller, from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

patrouille (French): patrol; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. patrol; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “patrouille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpatrouille—
2Old Frenchpatrouille—
3Old Frenchpatrouillerto paddle, paw about, patrol
4Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
5Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “patrouille”

  • patrol
  • patrolman
  • patroller
  • patrolwoman
  • patrolperson
  • unpatrollable
  • nonpatrol
  • patrollable
  • pattugliare
  • autopattuglia
  • capopattuglia
  • pattuglia
  • патруль
  • Patrouille
  • patrulha
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