Where does “triquadrantal” come from?
triquadrantal (English) comes from English quadrantal, from Latin quadrantalis, from Latin quadrans, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
triquadrantal (English): Having three quadrants
Definitions
- Having three quadrants
Ancestry of “triquadrantal”, step by step
triquadrantal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quadrantal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadrantal | An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids;... |
| 2 | Latin | quadrantalis | quarter |
| 3 | Latin | quadrans | A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;... |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |