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Where does “quadruplex” come from?

quadruplex (English) comes from Latin quadruplex, 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.

quadruplex (English): Having four components; Of or relating to a...

Definitions

  1. Having four components; Of or relating to a...

Ancestry of “quadruplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadruplexfourfold, quadruple; a fourfold amount
2Latinquattŭor—
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quadruplex”

  • quadruplexed
  • quadruplexing
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