myEtymology.com: French etymology of escuier

Etymology of the French word escuier

the Old French word escuier

derived from the Late Latin word scutarius (of, on, belonging to shield; shield maker; guard equipped with shield, scutum)

derived from the Classical Latin word scutum (shield)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skei-

English esquire

Word found in Old French