Where does “interquadrant” come from?

interquadrant (English) comes from English quadrant, from Middle English quadrant, from Latin quadratum, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

interquadrant (English): Between quadrants

Definitions

  1. Between quadrants

Ancestry of “interquadrant”, step by step

interquadrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quadrant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadrantOne of the four sections made by dividing an area...
2Middle Englishquadrant
3Latinquadratuma square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of...
4Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
5Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
6Latinquādrussquare
7Latinquattŭorfour; 4
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtusfourth
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos