Where does “quāder” come from?

quāder (German) comes from Middle English quadre, 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.

quāder (German): rectangular cuboid

Definitions

  1. rectangular cuboid

Ancestry of “quāder”, step by step

quāder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English quadre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquadre—
2Latinquadrāre—
3Latinquādrussquare
4Latinquattŭorfour; 4
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtusfourth
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Middle High German quāder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanquāder—
2Latinquadrumsquare; square section; regular shape or form

Words derived from “quāder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →