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Where does “kʷetwṓr” come from?

kʷetwṓr (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Ancestry of “kʷetwṓr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “kʷetwṓr”

  • four
  • square
  • fourth
  • quarter
  • quarters
  • fourteen
  • headquarters
  • squadron
  • squad
  • quarterly
  • quarry
  • squarely
  • quart
  • quadrant
  • quadratic
  • fours
  • cadre
  • Forth
  • quartet
  • quarterback
  • quarto
  • quadrangle
  • quad
  • quadriceps
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