Where does “patrulateral” come from?

patrulateral (Romanian) comes from French quadrilatéral, from French latéral, from Latin laterālis, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

patrulateral (Romanian): quadrilateral

Definitions

  1. quadrilateral

Ancestry of “patrulateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquadrilatéralquadrilateral
2Frenchlatérallateral; side
3LatinlaterālisOf or belonging to the side; lateral
4Latinlātuswide, broad
5LatincaudaA tail
6Proto-Italickaudātail
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →