Where does “quasquicentennial” come from?
quasquicentennial (English) comes from Latin quadrans, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quasquicentennial (English): Relating to a period of 125 years
Definitions
- Relating to a period of 125 years
Ancestry of “quasquicentennial”, step by step
quasquicentennial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quadrans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrans | A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;... |
| 2 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 3 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via English centennial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centennial | Relating to, or associated with, the... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | Middle English | -al | — |
| 4 | Old French | -al | suffix used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |