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
- In a biquadratic way
Ancestry of “biquadratically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biquadratic | Of a polynomial expression, involving only the... |
| 2 | English | quadratic | square-shaped; of a polynomial, involving the... |
| 3 | French | quadratique | quadratic |
| 4 | Latin | quadrātus | square, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape |
| 5 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 6 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 7 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 8 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 10 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |