Where does “nonquadratic” come from?
nonquadratic (English) comes from English quadratic, from French quadratique, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
nonquadratic (English): Not quadratic
Definitions
- Not quadratic
Ancestry of “nonquadratic”, step by step
nonquadratic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quadratic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadratic | square-shaped; of a polynomial, involving the... |
| 2 | French | quadratique | quadratic |
| 3 | Latin | quadrātus | square, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape |
| 4 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 5 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |