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Where does “cadreur” come from?

cadreur (French) comes from French cadrer, from Latin quadrāre, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

cadreur (French): cameraman

Definitions

  1. cameraman

Ancestry of “cadreur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcadrerto fit; To frame
2Latinquadrāre—
3Latinquādrus—
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →