Where does “патрульный” come from?

патрульный (Russian) comes from Russian патру́ль, 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.

патрульный (Russian): patrol; man on patrol, patrolman

Definitions

  1. patrol; man on patrol, patrolman

Ancestry of “патрульный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпатру́льpatrol
2Frenchpatrouillepatrol; first-person singular present indicative...
3Middle Frenchpatrouille
4Old Frenchpatrouille
5Old Frenchpatrouillerto paddle, paw about, patrol
6Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
7Latinpattapaw, foot
8Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
9Proto-Germanicpat-
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat-Every word from Frankish pattaEvery word from Latin patta