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Where does “squadrone” come from?

squadrone (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

squadrone (Italian): squadron

Definitions

  1. squadron

Ancestry of “squadrone”, step by step

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

Words derived from “squadrone”

  • squadron
  • squadroned
  • squadronmate
  • intrasquadron
  • intersquadron
  • schwadronieren
  • Schwadron
  • skvadron
  • dødsskvadron
  • skvadron
  • dødsskvadron
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