Where does “patrunghiular” come from?
patrunghiular (Romanian) comes from Romanian patru, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
patrunghiular (Romanian): quadrangular
Definitions
- quadrangular
Ancestry of “patrunghiular”, step by step
patrunghiular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian patru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | patru | four |
| 2 | Latin | quadrātus | square, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape |
| 3 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 4 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 5 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 6 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 8 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Romanian unghiular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | unghiular | angular |
| 2 | French | angulaire | angular |
| 3 | Latin | angulāris | angular; square |
| 4 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |