Where does “pattuglia” come from?
pattuglia (Italian) comes from French patrouille, 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-.
pattuglia (Italian): patrol; third-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- patrol; third-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “pattuglia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patrouille | patrol; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | patrouille | — |
| 3 | Old French | patrouille | — |
| 4 | Old French | patrouiller | to paddle, paw about, patrol |
| 5 | Old French | patte | paw, hoof; a paw |
| 6 | Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 7 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |