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Where does “quadrimodality” come from?

quadrimodality (English) comes from English quadrimodal, 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.

quadrimodality (English): The condition of being quadrimodal

Definitions

  1. The condition of being quadrimodal

Ancestry of “quadrimodality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadrimodalHaving, or employing, four modes
2Englishquadri-API; Four
3Latinquattŭor—
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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