Where does “cuadradura” come from?

cuadradura (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish quadradura, from Latin quadratura, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.

Ancestry of “cuadradura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishquadraduraquadrature, squaring
2Latinquadraturaa squaring, making square, quadrature; a square
3Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
4Latinquādrussquare
5Latinquattŭorfour; 4
6Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
7Old Portuguesequartoquarter
8Latinquārtusfourth
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos