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Where does “quadrans” come from?

quadrans (English) comes from Latin quadrans, 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.

quadrans (English): A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one...

Definitions

  1. A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one...

Ancestry of “quadrans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquadransA fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;...
2Latinquattŭor—
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quadrans”

  • quadrantes
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