Where does “biquaternion” come from?
biquaternion (English) comes from English quaternion, from Middle English quaternioun, from Latin quaterniō, from Latin quaternī, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.
biquaternion (English): Any of the numbers formula_1 where "w", "x", "y",...
Definitions
- Any of the numbers formula_1 where "w", "x", "y",...
Ancestry of “biquaternion”, step by step
biquaternion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quaternion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quaternion | A group or set of four people or things; A word... |
| 2 | Middle English | quaternioun | An ancient Roman leader of a squad of four soldiers |
| 3 | Latin | quaterniō | The number four (e.g. on a dice) |
| 4 | Latin | quaternī | — |
| 5 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 6 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 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 |
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |