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Where does “exquadrare” come from?

exquadrare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

exquadrare (Vulgar Latin): to square off

Definitions

  1. to square off

Ancestry of “exquadrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquādrus—
2Latinquattŭor—
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “exquadrare”

  • squadron
  • squad
  • squaddie
  • intrasquad
  • intersquad
  • squadroned
  • squadmate
  • squaddy
  • squadronmate
  • intrasquadron
  • hit squad
  • intersquadron
  • squadrismo
  • squadratura
  • caposquadra
  • caposquadriglia
  • squadriglia
  • squadrare
  • squadrone
  • squadraccia
  • squadra
  • squadrato
  • эскадра
  • escouade
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