Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “kʷetwṓr”
400 words across 40 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwṓr — including four, square, fourth, quarter, quarters, fourteen, headquarters, squadron.
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English (255)
- four
- square
- fourth
- quarter
- quarters
- fourteen
- headquarters
- squadron
- squad
- quarterly
- quarry
- squarely
- quart
- quadrant
- quadratic
- fours
- cadre
- Forth
- quartet
- quarterback
- quarto
- quadrangle
- quad
- quadriceps
- quadrature
- quadrilateral
- quadruple
- quadruped
- quaternary
- quatre
- quadrille
- fourscore
- quarterdeck
- quire
- fourpence
- quatrain
- fourthly
- foursome
- quadroon
- quartier
- quadratus
- squareness
- quadriplegia
- foursquare
- quadrate
- quaternion
- carillon
- squarish
- quadrat
- quadrennial
- quadrillion
- quadripartite
- quadrivium
- quatrefoil
- quadratically
- quattrocento
- quadrupedal
- quartan
- quarryman
- quadtree
- fourpenny
- squarer
- firkin
- quadriga
- fourfooted
- cahier
- quarterstaff
- quadruplex
- quatorze
- hindquarter
- fourposter
- quadruplicate
- quadriparesis
- quarterbacking
- biquadratic
- quadrennium
- quadra
- semisquare
- quadruplet
- Quartodeciman
- quarterage
- quadraphonic
- quarterfinal
- forequarter
- squaresail
- quadratrix
- quadripolar
- squarehead
- sweer
- quadrennially
- nonsquare
- quadrans
- quadruply
- fourplex
- sesquiquadrate
- cuadrilla
- squaddie
- subquadrate
- quadword
- fourteener
- quadrantic
- intrasquad
- fourteenpence
- quadricepsplasty
- quadricep
- midquarter
- quarrier
- quadriform
- quadrilingual
- nonquadratic
- quadricentennial
- cuarteto
- casern
- quadrumane
- quadrantectomy
- fourhanded
- palatoquadrate
- quartation
- quadrumvirate
- subsquare
- fourteenfold
- quadrupedalism
- trysquare
- quadrillionth
- quadricycle
- quadrisyllable
- fourness
- quartetto
- fourball
- squaric
- quadtone
- squarefree
- unsquare
- quadbit
- Quartodecimanism
- quadrilinear
- quarterland
- quadriliteral
- fourpiece
- quadrupedally
- carfax
- subquadratic
- quartine
- intersquad
- squadroned
- rouf
- quadriennial
- quadrigatus
- quadripartition
- quadrantes
- quaternionic
- pterygoquadrate
- quadriserial
- cadrans
- quadripole
- oversquare
- quadrilogy
- quadrisyllabic
- quarterer
- squadmate
- quattrocentist
- quadricuspid
- biquadrate
- fourish
- vierbein
- quartane
- quatorzain
- squaddy
- squarate
- fourpennyworth
- quadrifocal
- quarterlight
- quadrilocular
- quadripedal
- fourspine
- quadrilaterally
- undersquare
- squarelike
- squaretail
- quadridentate
- quadritubercular
- quadplex
- squaretoes
- paraquadrate
- quadribasic
- quadrifoliate
- quadrilobate
- unsquarable
- fourthness
- quadrifarious
- quadriller
- quadridimensional
- quadraphonics
- quadrinucleate
- nonquaternary
- quasisquare
- quadral
- foursies
- quadruplexed
- quadricellular
- quarriable
- capsquare
- outquarters
- fourling
- quadrilobed
- carillonist
- quadroxide
- quarterless
- fourteenpenny
- squadronmate
- subquadrat
- quadrivector
- quartersaw
- semiquadrate
- quadlet
- quadrupedality
- squarewise
- squarishness
- quarrylike
- quadrivariate
- quadriennially
- quadriaxial
- superquadratic
- quadrateness
- quadriarticulate
- quadri-
- quadricapsular
- quadricorn
- quadricornous
- quadricostate
- quadridigitate
- quadrifurcated
- quadrigamist
- quadrijugate
- quadrinodal
- quadriparous
- quadripartitely
- quadripennate
- quadriphyllous
- quadrisulcate
- quadrivalve
- quadrivalvular
- quadrivoltine
- quadrupleness
- quarterization
- quarterpace
- quaternionist
- squarishly
- four-legged
- quad-
- quadfurcated
- quadfurcation
- quadrigamy
- polysquare
- quadruplexing
Latin (37)
- quadrum
- quattuor
- quadrifurcus
- quadralis
- quadrangulum
- quadrantem
- quadratus
- quadrare
- quadra
- quadrus
- quadrilaterus
- quadri-
- quadrivium
- quartus
- quadruplex
- quadruplicatus
- quartanus
- quartarius
- quater
- quaterni
- quattuordecim
- quadrupes
- quadrupedatim
- quadro
- quadriceps
- quadriiugae
- quadrigae
- quadriiugus
- quarta
- quadrans
- quadrigatus
- quattor
- quaternus
- quadruplus
- quadruplo
- quadratura
- quadrate