Etymology of the English word squadron
the English word
squadronderived from the Italian word
squadronederived 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 squadron in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
eskader, Dutch
eskadron, French
escadre, French
escadron, German
Geschwader, German
Schwadron, German
Eskadron, Italian
schiera, Lithuanian
eskadronas, Norwegian
skvadron, Russian
эскaдpoн, Swedish
eskader, Swedish
skvadronUsage
Word found in Modern English
