Where does “quadripennate” come from?
quadripennate (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
quadripennate (English): Having four wings
Ancestry of “quadripennate”, step by step