Where does “кадрить” come from?
кадрить (Russian) comes from Russian ка́дра, from French cadre, from Italian quadro, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
кадрить (Russian): to pick up a romantic partner, to hit on, to flirt with, to court
Definitions
- to pick up a romantic partner, to hit on, to flirt with, to court
Ancestry of “кадрить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка́дра | cadre, personnel |
| 2 | French | cadre | frame; backbone; box, square |
| 3 | Italian | quadro | square; painting or picture; description or... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |