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Where does “quadruplo” come from?

quadruplo (Italian) 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.

quadruplo (Italian): quadruple; quadruplet

Definitions

  1. quadruple; quadruplet

Ancestry of “quadruplo”, 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 “quadruplo”

  • quadruplicità
  • quadruple
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