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Where does “quadripartite” come from?

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

quadripartite (English): Divided into four parts; Involving four parties...

Definitions

  1. Divided into four parts; Involving four parties...

Ancestry of “quadripartite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadripartītus—
2LatinquadripartioI divide in four parts, quarter
3Latinquattŭor—
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quadripartite”

  • quadripartitely
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