Where does “escuier” come from?

escuier (Middle French) comes from Middle French escuyer, from Old French escuier, from Late Latin scutarius — shield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a...

escuier (Middle French): squire; shield-bearer

Definitions

  1. squire; shield-bearer

Ancestry of “escuier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchescuyershield-bearer
2Old Frenchescuiersquire; shield-bearer
3Late Latinscutariusshield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a...
Every word from Late Latin scutarius →Every word from Old French escuier →Every word from Middle French escuyer →