myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of squadriglia

Etymology of the Italian word squadriglia

the Italian word squadriglia

derived from the Spanish word escuadrilla

derived from the Old Spanish word escuadra

derived from the Old Spanish word escuadrar

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-