Where does “escouillon” come from?
escouillon (Middle French) comes from Middle French escouve, from Latin scopa, from Proto-Indo-European skap-.
escouillon (Middle French): a swab, cloth
Ancestry of “escouillon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | escouve | broom, twig |
| 2 | Latin | scopa | branch of a plant; broom, besom; second-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skap- | — |
Words derived from “escouillon”