Where does “quadrifolius” come from?
quadrifolius (Latin) comes from Latin quadri, from Latin quadrum, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
quadrifolius (Latin): four-leafed
Definitions
- four-leafed
Ancestry of “quadrifolius”, step by step
quadrifolius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin quadri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadri | genitive singular of quadrum; square |
| 2 | Latin | quadrum | square; square section; regular shape or form |
| 3 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 4 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 6 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |