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Where does “quadrato” come from?

quadrato (Italian) comes from Latin quadratum, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.

quadrato (Italian): square; sensible, level-headed; ring

Definitions

  1. square; sensible, level-headed; ring

Ancestry of “quadrato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadratuma square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of...
2Latinquadrātus—
3Latinquadrō—
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 “quadrato”

  • quadratamente
  • quadrate
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