Where does “tetra-” come from?

tetra- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek τέτταρες, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

tetra- (Italian): tetra

Definitions

  1. tetra

Ancestry of “tetra-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέτταρεςfour
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “tetra-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Ancient Greek τέτταρες →
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