Where does “quadplex” come from?
quadplex (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.
quadplex (English): A building divided into four separate residences...
Definitions
- A building divided into four separate residences...
Ancestry of “quadplex”, step by step
quadplex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quad | Four shots of espresso; A kind of round-robin... |
| 2 | English | quadricycle | A four-wheeled pedal cycle; A four-wheeled... |
| 3 | English | quadri- | API; Four |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via English plex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plex | A building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a... |
| 2 | Latin | plectere | present active infinitive of plectō;... |
| 3 | Latin | plecto | I plait, weave, braid; I twist, bend, turn; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plektō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |