Where does “enquadernar” come from?
enquadernar (Catalan) comes from Catalan quadern, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
enquadernar (Catalan): to bind to put together in a cover, as of books
Definitions
- to bind to put together in a cover, as of books
Ancestry of “enquadernar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | quadern | booklet; signature; A group of four pages printed... |
| 2 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 3 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |