English
quadra
Quadra comes from Latin quadra ‘square’, and goes back to quadrus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrus‘square’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadra‘square’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrus‘square’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadra‘square’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr
through Latin quattuor ‘four’
cater, squadron, cadre, cuatro, quatre, quatrain, 28 more
through Latin quadrus ‘square’
through Latin quadra ‘square’
Today it means
noun The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin quadrus / quadra