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Where does “quadruple” come from?

quadruple (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

quadruple (French): quadruple; sixty-fourth note; Something that is...

Definitions

  1. quadruple; sixty-fourth note; Something that is...

Ancestry of “quadruple”, step by step

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

Words derived from “quadruple”

  • quadruplement
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