Where does “pentaquadrupole” come from?
pentaquadrupole (English) comes from English quadrupole, from English quadru-, from English quadri-, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
pentaquadrupole (English): Five quadrupoles
Definitions
- Five quadrupoles
Ancestry of “pentaquadrupole”, step by step
pentaquadrupole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quadrupole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadrupole | A distribution of either electric charge or... |
| 2 | English | quadru- | Alternative form of quadri- |
| 3 | English | quadri- | API; Four |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via English penta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penta | — |