Where does “квадра́т” come from?
квадра́т (Russian) comes from Latin quadratum, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
квадра́т (Russian): square
Definitions
- square
Ancestry of “квадра́т”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadratum | a square, quadrate; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 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 |