myEtymology.com: French etymology of esquire

Etymology of the French word esquire

the French word esquire

derived from the English word esquire

derived from 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-

derived from the Old French word esquier