Etymology

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Today it means: A private in the army. Full definition →

English squad ← French escouade ← Italian squadra
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The story

  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. Englishsquad
  12. English todaysquaddie

From squad + -ie.

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