Latin

quadrus

‘square’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin quadrus.

17 English words in this record descend from Latin quadrus, most familiar first.

• square ← esquarre ← *exquadra ← quadro
• squad ← escouade ← squadra ← squadraredeverb. ← *exquadrō
• squadron ← squadrone ← squadra ← squadrare ← *exquadrāre
• quadrant ← quadrātum ← quadrō
• quadratic ← quadratique ← quadrātus ← quadrō
• quadra
• quadrate ← quadrat ← quadrātum ← quadrō
• quadratus ← quadro
• cuadrilla ← cuadro ← quadrum ← quadrō
• quader ← quadre ← quadrō
• quadrat ← quadrātum ← quadrō
• squadra ← squadraredeverb. ← *exquadrō

More words from quadrus

• carreau
• escouade
• quadraturist
• squadrista
• squadrism

Etymograph / Latin quadrus