Etymology of the English word brigadier
the English word
brigadierderived from the French word
brigadierderived from the Old French word
brigadederived from the Old Italian word
brigataderived from the Old Italian word
brigarederived from the Old Italian word
brigaunknown etymology
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-derived from the Old Italian word
brigadederived from the Old Italian word
brigarederived from the Old Italian word
brigaunknown etymology
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-Date
The earliest known usage of brigadier in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
