Where does “quadrantally” come from?
quadrantally (English) comes from English quadrantal, from Latin quadrantalis, from Latin quadrans, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
quadrantally (English): In an arrangement of quadrants; With reference to...
Definitions
- In an arrangement of quadrants; With reference to...
Ancestry of “quadrantally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadrantal | An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids;... |
| 2 | Latin | quadrantalis | quarter |
| 3 | Latin | quadrans | A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;... |
| 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 |