Where does “quadripartitism” come from?
quadripartitism (English) comes from English quadripartite, from Latin quadripartītus, from Latin quadripartio, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
quadripartitism (English): A quadripartite approach or policy
Definitions
- A quadripartite approach or policy
Ancestry of “quadripartitism”, step by step
quadripartitism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quadripartite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadripartite | Divided into four parts; Involving four parties... |
| 2 | Latin | quadripartītus | divided in four parts, having been divided in four parts |
| 3 | Latin | quadripartio | I divide in four parts, quarter |
| 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |