Where does “quadrigamist” come from?
quadrigamist (English) comes from English quadrigamy, from English quadri-, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
quadrigamist (English): Someone who has four spouses at the same time
Definitions
- Someone who has four spouses at the same time
Ancestry of “quadrigamist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadrigamy | The state of having four spouses simultaneously |
| 2 | English | quadri- | API; Four |
| 3 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 4 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 6 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |