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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

  1. In an arrangement of quadrants; With reference to...

Ancestry of “quadrantally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadrantalAn ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids;...
2Latinquadrantalisquarter
3LatinquadransA fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;...
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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