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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

  1. Having four equal sides, the opposite sides...

Ancestry of “quadrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquadrat—
2Latinquadratuma square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of...
3Latinquadrātus—
4Latinquadrō—
5Latinquādrus—
6Latinquattŭor—
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quadrate”

  • sesquiquadrate
  • subquadrate
  • palatoquadrate
  • pterygoquadrate
  • biquadrate
  • paraquadrate
  • semiquadrate
  • quadrateness
  • postquadrate
  • cranioquadrate
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