English
quadraturist
Quadraturist comes from Italian quadraturista ‘person who paints quadratures’, from quadratura ‘squaring’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwṓrreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷettwōr‘four’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuor‘four’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrus‘square, four-sided’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrō‘make square’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrātūra‘a squaring, making square, quadrature’
- Italianc. 1300–presentquadratura‘squaring’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentquadraturista‘person who paints quadratures’
- Englishearliest quotation 1854quadraturist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwṓrreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷettwōr‘four’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuor‘four’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrus‘square, four-sided’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrō‘make square’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrātūra‘a squaring, making square, quadrature’
- Italianc. 1300–presentquadratura‘squaring’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentquadraturista‘person who paints quadratures’
- Englishearliest quotation 1854quadraturist
Earliest quotation: 1854, Luigi Antonio Lanzi, The History of Painting in Italy: “When the two friends were engaged in decorating the…”
Formed from quadrature + -ist
Latin quadrātūra ‘a squaring, making square, quadrature’
English quadrature
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr
through Latin quattuor ‘four’
cater, cadre, quadruple, quatre, cuatro, quatrain, 27 more
through Latin quadrus ‘square, four-sided’
through Latin quadrō ‘make square’
Today it means
noun A person who paints quadratures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr / quadraturist