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Where does “biquadratically” come from?

biquadratically (English) comes from English biquadratic, from English quadratic, from French quadratique, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

biquadratically (English): In a biquadratic way

Definitions

  1. In a biquadratic way

Ancestry of “biquadratically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiquadraticOf a polynomial expression, involving only the...
2Englishquadraticsquare-shaped; of a polynomial, involving the...
3Frenchquadratiquequadratic
4Latinquadrātus—
5Latinquadrō—
6Latinquādrus—
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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