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Where does “quadruplus” come from?

quadruplus (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.

quadruplus (Latin): fourfold, quadruple

Definitions

  1. fourfold, quadruple

Ancestry of “quadruplus”, 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 “quadruplus”

  • quadruple
  • quadruplet
  • quadruply
  • quadrupleness
  • subquadruple
  • quadruple
  • quadruplo
  • quadruplans
  • quadruplaturus
  • quadruplandus
  • quadruplo
  • quadruplicità
  • quadruple
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