Where does “quadrate” come from?
quadrate (English) comes from Middle English quadrat, from Latin quadratum, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
quadrate (English): Having four equal sides, the opposite sides...
Definitions
- Having four equal sides, the opposite sides...
Ancestry of “quadrate”, step by step
quadrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English quadrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | quadrat | — |
| 2 | Latin | quadratum | a square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | quadrātus | square, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape |
| 4 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 5 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Latin quadrāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrāre | — |