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Where does “cadre” come from?

Cadre comes from French cadre, from Italian quadro meaning "square," from Latin quadrum, derived from quattuor meaning "four."

cadre (English): A frame or framework; The framework or skeleton...

Definitions

  1. A frame or framework; The framework or skeleton...

Ancestry of “cadre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcadreframe; backbone; box, square
2Italianquadrosquare; painting or picture; description or...
3Vulgar Latinquadrellus—
4Latinquādrus—
5Latinquattŭor—
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →