Where does “quadrigeminus” come from?

quadrigeminus (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.

quadrigeminus (Latin): fourfold, four, quadruple

Definitions

  1. fourfold, four, quadruple

Ancestry of “quadrigeminus”, step by step

quadrigeminus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quattŭor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattŭorfour; 4
2Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
3Old Portuguesequartoquarter
4Latinquārtusfourth
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Latin Geminus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGeminustwinborn, twin
2Latingeminustwin; double, paired; a twin
3Proto-Italicjemanos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanyemH-twin

Words derived from “quadrigeminus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →