żandarm.
French policeman
Meaning & usage
French policeman
gendarme
policeman
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Italic *gentis Latin gentem Old French gentder. French gents French gens Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Middle French de French d' Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos Proto-Italic *armosder. Late Latin arma Old French arme Middle French arme French armes French gens d'armes French gendarmesbf. French gendarmebor. Polish żandarm Borrowed from French gendarme. Doublet of szendar, a form borrowed from German. Compare Silesian szandar.
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