Where does “enquadrar” come from?

enquadrar (Portuguese) comes from Catalan quadre, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

enquadrar (Portuguese): to frame

Definitions

to frame

Ancestry of “enquadrar”, step by step

enquadrar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan quadre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	quadre	square; painting, picture; frame
2	Latin	quādrus	square
3	Latin	quattŭor	four; 4
4	Portuguese	quarto	ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5	Old Portuguese	quarto	quarter
6	Latin	quārtus	fourth
7	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeturtos	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
9	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

via Portuguese Ar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	Ar	air
2	Old Portuguese	aire	—
3	Latin	aer	air; the lower atmosphere
4	Ancient Greek	ἀήρ	mist; air; wind
5	Ancient Greek	auhḗr	—

via Portuguese quadro

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	quadro	painting; picture; square; frame
2	Latin	quadrum	square; square section; regular shape or form

Words derived from “enquadrar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →