Where does “quadrangulus” come from?

quadrangulus (Latin) comes from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quadrangulus (Latin): quadrangular

Definitions

  1. quadrangular

Ancestry of “quadrangulus”, step by step

quadrangulus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quattŭor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattŭorfour; 4
2Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
3Old Portuguesequartoquarter
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Latin Angulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
2Proto-Indo-Europeanangulos—

Words derived from “quadrangulus”

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