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Where does “subquadratically” come from?

subquadratically (English) comes from English subquadratic, from English quadratic, from French quadratique, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

subquadratically (English): At a subquadratic rate

Definitions

  1. At a subquadratic rate

Ancestry of “subquadratically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubquadraticDescribing an algorithm that runs in greater than...
2Englishquadraticsquare-shaped; of a polynomial, involving the...
3Frenchquadratiquequadratic
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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