Where does “патру́ль” come from?
патру́ль (Russian) comes from French patrouille, from Middle French patrouille, from Old French patrouille, from Old French patrouiller, from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.
патру́ль (Russian): patrol
Definitions
- patrol
Ancestry of “патру́ль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patrouille | patrol; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | patrouille | — |
| 3 | Old French | patrouille | — |
| 4 | Old French | patrouiller | to paddle, paw about, patrol |
| 5 | Old French | patte | paw, hoof; a paw |
| 6 | Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 7 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |