Where does “quadrans” come from?
quadrans (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.
quadrans (Latin): A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;...
Definitions
- A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing;...
Ancestry of “quadrans”, step by step
quadrans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quattŭor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 2 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 4 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Latin centennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | centennis | — |