myEtymology.com: English etymology of foursquare

Etymology of the English word foursquare

the English word foursquare

derived from the English word four

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷetwer-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *petwor-

derived from the English word square

derived from the English word dance

derived from the Old French word dancier

derived from the Old French word dance

derived from the Old French word esquare

derived from the Vulgar Latin word exquadra

derived from the Latin root *exquadrare

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Latin word quadrus (square)

derived from the Latin word quattuor (four)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷetwer-