Meaning

noun army unit smaller than a division

verb form or unite into a brigade

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekanąder.? Italian briga Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Italian -are Italian brigare Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -āta Italian -ata Italian brigatabor. Middle French brigade French brigadebor. English brigade…

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