Where does “quadrangular” come from?
Quadrangular comes from Middle French quadrangulaire, from Latin quadrangularis, meaning having four angles or sides.
quadrangular (English): Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of...
Definitions
- Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of...
Ancestry of “quadrangular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrangularis | quadrangular |
| 2 | Latin | quadrangulum | quadrangle |
| 3 | Latin | quadrangulus | quadrangular |
| 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 |