Etymology

quadrature

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Today it means: The process of making something square; squaring. Full definition →

Latin quadrātūra ← Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷettwōr
  3. Latinquattuor
  4. Latinquadrōbf.?
  5. Latinquadrus
  6. Latinquadrō
  7. Latinquadrātūra
  8. English todayquadrature

Borrowed from Latin quadrātūra.

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