Etymology of the French word brigade
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 brigade in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
brigadier,
embrigader,
demi-brigadeDerivations in other languages
English
brigadeCognates
Dutch
brigade, English
brigade, German
Brigade, Italian
brigada, Lithuanian
brigada, Norwegian
brigade, Polish
brygada, Russian
бpигaдa, Swedish
brigadUsage
Word found in Old French
