Where does “bequadro” come from?
bequadro (Italian) 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.
bequadro (Italian): The natural symbol
Definitions
- The natural symbol
Ancestry of “bequadro”, step by step
bequadro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian quadro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quadro | square; painting or picture; description or... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 3 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 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 |
via Italian b
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | b | See under B |
via Latin b quadratum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | b quadratum | B natural |