myEtymology.com: English etymology of defilade

Etymology of the English word defilade

the English word defilade

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the French word défiler

derived from the Old French word fil

derived from the Latin word filum (thread; thread, string, filament)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhi-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhī-

derived from the French word fer

derived from the New Latin word ferrum (iron; any tool of iron; weapon)

derived from the French word file

derived from the Old French word filer

derived from the Latin word filare

derived from the Latin word filum (thread; thread, string, filament)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhi-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhī-

using the French prefix dé-

derived from the English word enfilade

derived from the French word enfilade

derived from the French word enfiler

derived from the Old French word fil

derived from the Latin word filum (thread; thread, string, filament)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhi-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷhī-

derived from the French word fer

derived from the New Latin word ferrum (iron; any tool of iron; weapon)

derived from the French word en-

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Old French word panne

derived from the Old French word penne

derived from the Latin word penna (feather; pinna, feather; feather; feather, wing)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-

derived from the Classical Latin word pinna (feather; feather; wing; fin; lobe)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-

derived from the Latin word patena

derived from the Greek word pathne

derived from the Greek word phatne, φάτνη (a crib (for fodder))

derived from the French word panna

using the French suffix -on

derived from the French word électron

derived from the English word electron

using the English suffix -on

derived from the English word electric

derived from the Latin word electricus (electric)

derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

Date

The earliest known usage of defilade in English dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in English

defiladed, defilading

Usage

Word found in Modern English