Where does “cuaternion” come from?
cuaternion (Romanian) comes from English quaternion, from Middle English quaternioun, from Latin quaterniō, from Latin quaternī, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.
cuaternion (Romanian): quaternion
Definitions
- quaternion
Ancestry of “cuaternion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quaternion | A group or set of four people or things; A word... |
| 2 | Middle English | quaternioun | An ancient Roman leader of a squad of four soldiers |
| 3 | Latin | quaterniō | The number four (e.g. on a dice) |
| 4 | Latin | quaternī | — |
| 5 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 6 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 7 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 8 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 10 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |