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Where does “quaternionist” come from?

quaternionist (English) comes from English quaternion, from Middle English quaternioun, from Latin quaterniō, from Latin quaternī, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

quaternionist (English): One who studies or promotes the use of...

Definitions

  1. One who studies or promotes the use of...

Ancestry of “quaternionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquaternionA group or set of four people or things; A word...
2Middle Englishquaternioun—
3Latinquaterniō—
4Latinquaternī—
5Latinquaternus—
6Latinquaterfour times
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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