Where does “quadrantic” come from?

quadrantic (English) comes from English quadrant, from Middle English quadrant, from Latin quadratum, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

quadrantic (English): Of, pertaining to, or affecting a quadrant

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting a quadrant

Ancestry of “quadrantic”, step by step

quadrantic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quadrant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadrantOne of the four sections made by dividing an area...
2Middle Englishquadrant
3Latinquadratuma square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of...
4Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
5Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
6Latinquādrussquare
7Latinquattŭorfour; 4
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtusfourth
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-
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