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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

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

Words derived from “quadrigeminus”

  • quadrigemino
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