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Where does “sesquiquadrate” come from?

sesquiquadrate (English) comes from English quadrate, from Middle English quadrat, from Latin quadratum, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

sesquiquadrate (English): Of or noting the aspect or position of any two...

Definitions

  1. Of or noting the aspect or position of any two...

Ancestry of “sesquiquadrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadrateHaving four equal sides, the opposite sides...
2Middle Englishquadrat—
3Latinquadratuma square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of...
4Latinquadrātus—
5Latinquadrō—
6Latinquādrus—
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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