Where does “cuadrilátero” come from?
cuadrilátero (Spanish) comes from Latin quadrilaterus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
cuadrilátero (Spanish): quadrilateral
Definitions
- quadrilateral
Ancestry of “cuadrilátero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrilaterus | quadrilateral |
| 2 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |