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Where does “encuadernar” come from?

encuadernar (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuaderno, from Medieval Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

encuadernar (Spanish): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “encuadernar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuadernonotebook
2Medieval Latinquaternus—
3Latinquaterfour times
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “encuadernar”

  • encuadernación
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