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Where does “quadrupleness” come from?

quadrupleness (English) comes from English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

quadrupleness (English): The state of being quadruple or quadrupled

Definitions

  1. The state of being quadruple or quadrupled

Ancestry of “quadrupleness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadrupleBeing four times as long, as big or as many of...
2Latinquadruplusfourfold, quadruple
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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