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Where does “quadchromatic” come from?

quadchromatic (English) comes from English quad, from English quadricycle, from English quadri-, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

quadchromatic (English): Involving four colors; Having color vision using...

Definitions

  1. Involving four colors; Having color vision using...

Ancestry of “quadchromatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadFour shots of espresso; A kind of round-robin...
2EnglishquadricycleA four-wheeled pedal cycle; A four-wheeled...
3Englishquadri-API; Four
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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