Where does “quadripunctatus” come from?

quadripunctatus (Latin) comes from Latin quadri-, from Proto-Italic *kʷetru- — four, quadri.

quadripunctatus (Latin): four-pointed; four-spotted

Definitions

  1. four-pointed; four-spotted

Ancestry of “quadripunctatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadri-four, quadri-
2Proto-Italic*kʷetru-four, quadri
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷetru- →Every word from Latin quadri- →
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