Where does “quadrone” come from?
quadrone (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.
quadrone (Italian): A square floor tile; A square concrete or stone...
Definitions
- A square floor tile; A square concrete or stone...
Ancestry of “quadrone”, step by step
| 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 |