Etymology of the English word square
the English word
squarederived from the English word
dancederived from the Old French word
dancierderived from the Old French word
dancederived from the Old French word
esquarederived from the Vulgar Latin word
exquadraderived from the Latin root
*exquadrareusing the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
quadrus (square)
derived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-Date
The earliest known usage of square in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
squarely,
squaretail,
squaretoed,
squarish,
squarehead,
foursquare,
squared,
squaringDerivations in other languages
French
squareUsage
Word found in Modern English
