Where does “cadre” come from?
cadre (French) comes from Italian quadro, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
cadre (French): frame; backbone; box, square
Definitions
- frame; backbone; box, square
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Words derived from “cadre”