Where does “quadrisetus” come from?

quadrisetus (Latin) comes from Latin quādrus, 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.

quadrisetus (Latin): having four bristles

Definitions

  1. having four bristles

Ancestry of “quadrisetus”, step by step

quadrisetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quādrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquādrussquare
2Latinquattŭorfour; 4
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtusfourth
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Latin sēta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēta—
2Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
3Proto-Italicsaitā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →