Where does “kuadran” come from?
kuadran (Indonesian) comes from Dutch kwadrant, from French quadrant, from Latin quadrans, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
kuadran (Indonesian): quadrant
Definitions
- quadrant
Ancestry of “kuadran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kwadrant | — |
| 2 | French | quadrant | quadrant |
| 3 | Latin | quadrans | A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;... |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |