Where does “quadriplegia” come from?

quadriplegia (Italian) comes from Italian quadri-, from Latin quadri-, from Proto-Italic *kʷetru- — four, quadri.

quadriplegia (Italian): quadriplegia

Definitions

  1. quadriplegia

Ancestry of “quadriplegia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquadri-Alternative form of quadr-; four
2Latinquadri-four, quadri-
3Proto-Italic*kʷetru-four, quadri
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷetru- →Every word from Latin quadri- →Every word from Italian quadri- →