Where does “kvaternaarirakenne” come from?
kvaternaarirakenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvaternaarinen, from French Quaternaire, from Latin quaternārius, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
kvaternaarirakenne (Finnish): quaternary structure
Definitions
- quaternary structure
Ancestry of “kvaternaarirakenne”, step by step
kvaternaarirakenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kvaternaarinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kvaternaarinen | quaternary |
| 2 | French | Quaternaire | quaternary |
| 3 | Latin | quaternārius | containing or consisting of four things |
| 4 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 5 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Finnish rakenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakenne | structure; texture |
| 2 | Finnish | rakentaa | to build, construct |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rakentadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | rakkɜ- | to make, prepare, build |