Etymology of the English word equerry
the English word
equerryderived from the French word
écuriederived from the Old French word
escuriederived from the Old French word
escuierderived from the Late Latin word
scutarius (of, on, belonging to shield; shield maker; guard equipped with shield, scutum)
derived from the Classical Latin word
scutum (shield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-Date
The earliest known usage of equerry in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
