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Where does “exquadra” come from?

exquadra (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “exquadra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
2Latincommūnicō—
3Latincommūnis—
4Old Latincom(m)oinis—
5Proto-Italickommoinis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “exquadra”

  • square
  • squarely
  • squareness
  • foursquare
  • squarish
  • squarer
  • semisquare
  • squaresail
  • squarehead
  • sweer
  • nonsquare
  • subsquare
  • trysquare
  • squaric
  • unsquare
  • squarefree
  • oversquare
  • squarate
  • undersquare
  • squarelike
  • squaretail
  • squaretoes
  • unsquarable
  • quasisquare
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