Where does “tetraplegia” come from?

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

tetraplegia (Italian): quadriplegia

Definitions

quadriplegia

Ancestry of “tetraplegia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	tetra-	tetra
2	Ancient Greek	τέτταρες	four
3	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Italian tetra- →