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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

  1. To square

Ancestry of “riquadrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquadrareto square; to tally or balance; to be exact
2Latinquadrāre—
3Latinquādrus—
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “riquadrare”

  • riquadratura
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