Etymology of the French word escadron

Date

The earliest known usage of escadron in French dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in French

escadronner

Cognates

Dutch eskader, Dutch eskadron, English squadron, French escadre, German Geschwader, German Schwadron, German Eskadron, Italian schiera, Lithuanian eskadronas, Norwegian skvadron, Russian эскaдpoн, Swedish eskader, Swedish skvadron