Where does “prequadratic” come from?

prequadratic (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.

prequadratic (English): In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal

Definitions

  1. In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal

Ancestry of “prequadratic”, step by step

prequadratic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quadratic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquadraticsquare-shaped; of a polynomial, involving the...
2Frenchquadratiquequadratic
3Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
4Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
5Latinquādrussquare
6Latinquattŭorfour; 4
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtusfourth
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →