Etymology of the French word brigadier
the French word
brigadierderived from 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 brigadier in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
sous-brigadierDerivations in other languages
English
brigadier, Italian
brigadiere, Romanian
brigadier, Spanish
brigadier
