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Where does “quadri-” come from?

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

quadri- (English): API; Four

Definitions

  1. API; Four

Ancestry of “quadri-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattŭor—
2Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
3Old Portuguesequartoquarter
4Latinquārtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quadri-”

  • quadrilateral
  • quadrillion
  • quadtree
  • quadriparesis
  • quadraphonic
  • quadripolar
  • quadword
  • quadriform
  • quadrilingual
  • quadricentennial
  • quadrumvirate
  • quadrillionth
  • quadricycle
  • quadrisyllable
  • quadtone
  • quadbit
  • quadrilinear
  • quadriliteral
  • quadriserial
  • quadripole
  • quadrilogy
  • quadrisyllabic
  • quadricuspid
  • quadrifocal
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