Where does “riquadrare” come from?
riquadrare (Italian) comes from Italian quadrare, 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.
riquadrare (Italian): To square
Definitions
- To square
Ancestry of “riquadrare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quadrare | to square; to tally or balance; to be exact |
| 2 | Latin | quadrāre | — |
| 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 |