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Where does “quadrangularly” come from?

quadrangularly (English) comes from English quadrangular, from Latin quadrangularis, from Latin quadrangulum, from Latin quadrangulus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.

quadrangularly (English): In a quadrangular shape or manner

Definitions

  1. In a quadrangular shape or manner

Ancestry of “quadrangularly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadrangularHaving the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of...
2Latinquadrangularisquadrangular
3Latinquadrangulumquadrangle
4Latinquadrangulusquadrangular
5Latinquattŭor—
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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