Etymology of the English word squad
the English word
squadderived from the French word
esquadederived from the Old French word
escadrederived from the Old Spanish word
escuadraderived from the Old Spanish word
escuadrarderived from the Latin root
*exquadrareusing the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
quadrus (square)
derived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Old Italian word
squadraderived from the Italian word
squadrarederived from the Latin root
*exquadrareusing the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
quadrus (square)
derived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-Date
The earliest known usage of squad in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
squaddie,
squadder,
squadsmanUsage
Word found in Modern English
