Where does “escuyer” come from?

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

escuyer (Middle French): shield-bearer

Definitions

  1. shield-bearer

Ancestry of “escuyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescuiersquire; shield-bearer
2Late Latinscutariusshield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a...

Words derived from “escuyer”

Every word from Late Latin scutarius →Every word from Old French escuier →