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Where does “escuadrilla” come from?

escuadrilla (Spanish) comes from Spanish escuadra, from Spanish escuadrar, from Vulgar Latin exquadro, from Latin quadrus, from Latin quadro, from Latin quadra, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

escuadrilla (Spanish): squadron

Definitions

  1. squadron

Ancestry of “escuadrilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescuadrasquadron; squad; set square
2Spanishescuadrarto square
3Vulgar Latinexquadro—
4Latinquadrussquare
5LatinquadroI make four-cornered, square, make square; I put...
6Latinquadrasquare
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “escuadrilla”

  • escadrille
  • эскадрилья
  • escadrille
  • eskadrille
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