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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

  1. Any of the numbers formula_1 where "w", "x", "y",...

Ancestry of “biquaternion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquaternionA group or set of four people or things; A word...
2Middle Englishquaternioun—
3Latinquaterniō—
4Latinquaternī—
5Latinquaternus—
6Latinquaterfour times
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “biquaternion”

  • biquaternionic
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