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Where does “quadratrix” come from?

quadratrix (English) comes from Latin quadrator, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

quadratrix (English): A curve having ordinates which are a measure of...

Definitions

  1. A curve having ordinates which are a measure of...

Ancestry of “quadratrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadratora stonecutter
2Latinquadrō—
3Latinquādrus—
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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