Etymograph

English

quadratize

From quadratic + -ize.

Formed from quadratic + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

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Latin quadrus ‘square’

Latin quadrō ‘make square’

Latin quadrātus ‘square, squared, having been made square,…’

French quadratique

English quadratic

Today it means

verb To approximate a system with a quadratic system.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quadratize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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