Where does “quadrispiral” come from?
quadrispiral (English) comes from English spiral, from Middle French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
quadrispiral (English): Quadruply spiral; involving, or consisting of, four spirals
Definitions
- Quadruply spiral; involving, or consisting of, four spirals
Ancestry of “quadrispiral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spiral | A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates... |
| 2 | Middle French | spirale | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | spiralis | spiraling |
| 4 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 5 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 6 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 7 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 8 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |