English
escadrille
Escadrille comes from French escadrille ‘squadron’, and goes back to Spanish escuadrilla.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentescuadrilla‘squadron’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentescadrille‘squadron’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentescuadrilla‘squadron’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentescadrille‘squadron’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Spanish escuadrilla
Today it means
noun A small squadron.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish escuadrilla / escadrille