Where does “quādrifurcus” come from?
quādrifurcus (Latin) comes 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.
quādrifurcus (Latin): having four forks, prongs, or points
Definitions
- having four forks, prongs, or points
Ancestry of “quādrifurcus”, step by step
quādrifurcus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quattŭor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 2 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 4 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Latin furca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | furca | A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped... |