myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of sottosquadra

Etymology of the Italian word sottosquadra

the Italian word sottosquadra

derived from the Old Italian word squadra

derived from the Italian word squadrare

derived from the Latin root *exquadrare

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Latin word quadrus (square)

derived from the Latin word quattuor (four)

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

using the Italian prefix sotto-