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
Ancestry of “escuyer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | escuier | squire; shield-bearer |
| 2 | Late Latin | scutarius | shield-bearer; of a shield, belonging to a... |
Words derived from “escuyer”