Where does “quadriradiate” come from?

quadriradiate (English) comes from English radiate, from French radial, from German radial, from Italian radiale, from Spanish radial, from Spanish radio, from French radium, from French radioactif — deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...

quadriradiate (English): Having or consisting of four rays or similar radiating parts

Definitions

  1. Having or consisting of four rays or similar radiating parts

Ancestry of “quadriradiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradiateTo extend, send or spread out from a center like...
2Frenchradialradial
3Germanradialradial; radially
4Italianradialeradial; radial, radial tire; radial, radius bone
5Spanishradialradial; of or pertaining to radio; radian
6Spanishradioradio; radius; radium
7Frenchradiumradium
8Frenchradioactifradioactive
9Frenchactifactive; asset; top
10Old Frenchactifactive
11Latināctīvusactive
12Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
13Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
14Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
15Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἔργον