Where does “tetra-” come from?
tetra- (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek τέτταρες, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
Ancestry of “tetra-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τέτταρες | four |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
Words derived from “tetra-”