English

subbrigadier

From sub- + brigadier.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Celtic *brīgos ‘power’

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Italian brigata ‘brigade’

Middle French brigade

French brigade

French brigadier ‘brigadier (military)’

Today it means

noun A subordinate or assistant brigadier.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subbrigadier