Etymology

escouade

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Today it means: A squad. Full definition →

French escouade ← Italian squadra ← Vulgar Latin *exquadrō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷettwōr
  3. Latinquattuor
  4. Latinquadrus
  5. Latinquadrōbf.?
  6. Latinquadrus
  7. Vulgar Latin*exquadrō
  8. Italiansquadraredeverb.
  9. Italiansquadra
  10. Frenchescouade
  11. English todayescouade

From French escouade.

Words from the same roots

Frenchescouade all →

squad

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