Where does “calcaneoquartal” come from?
calcaneoquartal (English) comes from English quartal, from Russian кварта́л, from German Quartal, from Medieval Latin quartalis, from Latin quartus, from Latin quattuor, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
calcaneoquartal (English): Relating to the calcaneus and the fourth joint of...
Definitions
- Relating to the calcaneus and the fourth joint of...
Ancestry of “calcaneoquartal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quartal | Of base four; using only four unique digits;... |
| 2 | Russian | кварта́л | quarter of a year |
| 3 | German | Quartal | a quarter year |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | quartalis | subject to a one-fourth tribute of a crop, part... |
| 5 | Latin | quartus | fourth, the ordinal number after "tertius" and... |
| 6 | Latin | quattuor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |