Where does “эскадрилья” come from?
эскадрилья (Russian) comes from French escadrille, from Spanish escuadrilla, from Spanish escuadra, from Spanish escuadrar, from Vulgar Latin exquadro, from Latin quadrus, from Latin quadro, from Latin quadra — and.
эскадрилья (Russian): squadron
Ancestry of “эскадрилья”, step by step