Where does “quadrobulary” come from?
quadrobulary (English) comes from English vocabulary, from Latin vocābulārium, from Latin vocābulum, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
quadrobulary (English): Having four trifling meanings
Definitions
- Having four trifling meanings
Ancestry of “quadrobulary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vocabulary | A usually alphabetized and explained collection... |
| 2 | Latin | vocābulārium | vocabulary, dictionary, wordlist |
| 3 | Latin | vocābulum | word |
| 4 | Latin | vocō | to call, summon, beckon (with one's voice) |
| 5 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |