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Where does “encadrer” come from?

encadrer (French) comes from French cadre, from Italian quadro, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.

encadrer (French): to frame; to surround, outline; to supervise,...

Definitions

  1. to frame; to surround, outline; to supervise,...

Ancestry of “encadrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcadreframe; backbone; box, square
2Italianquadrosquare; painting or picture; description or...
3Vulgar Latinquadrellus—
4Latinquādrus—
5Latinquattŭor—
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “encadrer”

  • encadreur
  • încadra
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