English
guidon
Guidon comes from Italian guidone ‘guidon, pennant’, and goes back to Old Occitan guidon.
- Old Occitanc. 950–1500guidon
- Italianc. 1300–presentguidone‘guidon, pennant’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentguidon
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Occitanc. 950–1500guidon
- Italianc. 1300–presentguidone‘guidon, pennant’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentguidon
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old Occitan guidon
Today it means
noun A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Occitan guidon / guidon