Where does “kvadriplegija” come from?

kvadriplegija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin quadri-, from Proto-Italic *kʷetru- — four, quadri.

kvadriplegija (Serbo-Croatian): quadriplegia

Definitions

  1. quadriplegia

Ancestry of “kvadriplegija”, 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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