Where does “kvaredro” come from?

kvaredro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kvar, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

kvaredro (Esperanto): tetrahedron

Definitions

  1. tetrahedron

Ancestry of “kvaredro”, step by step

kvaredro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokvarfour
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Esperanto edro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoedroface
2Ancient Greekἕδραseat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...
3Proto-Hellenic*hédrā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →