Where does “subquadrangular” come from?
subquadrangular (English) comes from English quadrangular, from Latin quadrangularis, from Latin quadrangulum, from Latin quadrangulus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
subquadrangular (English): Nearly or imperfectly quadrangular
Definitions
- Nearly or imperfectly quadrangular
Ancestry of “subquadrangular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadrangular | Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of... |
| 2 | Latin | quadrangularis | quadrangular |
| 3 | Latin | quadrangulum | quadrangle |
| 4 | Latin | quadrangulus | quadrangular |
| 5 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 6 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 8 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |