Etymology

squadra

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Today it means: A Fascist military cadre Full definition →

Italian squadra ← Vulgar Latin *exquadrō ← Latin quadrus
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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. English todaysquadra

Borrowed from Italian squadra. Doublet of squad and square.

Words from the same roots

Italiansquadra all →

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