Where does “quadra” come from?

quadra (English) comes from Latin quadra, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quadra (English): The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal,...

Definitions

  1. The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal,...

Ancestry of “quadra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadrasquare
2Latinquattŭorfour; 4
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtusfourth
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quadra”

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