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Where does “kwadrat” come from?

kwadrat (Polish) comes from Italian quadrato, from Latin quadratum, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.

kwadrat (Polish): square; crib, place; squared, raised to the...

Definitions

  1. square; crib, place; squared, raised to the...

Ancestry of “kwadrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquadratosquare; sensible, level-headed; ring
2Latinquadratuma square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of...
3Latinquadrātus—
4Latinquadrō—
5Latinquādrus—
6Latinquattŭor—
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kwadrat”

  • kwadratowy
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