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quadri-

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See also: quadri and Quadri

English

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Etymology

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    From Latin quadri- (four), from quattuor (four). Doublet of tetra-.

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    Latin number prefix
    Previous: tri-
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    quadri-

    1. Four.
      Synonym: tetra- (Greek-derived counterpart)

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    French

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin quadri- (four).

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      • IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi/, /ka.dʁi/

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      quadri-

      1. quadri-

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      Italian

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Latin quadri- (four).

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        quadri-

        1. alternative form of quadr-

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        Latin

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        • quadru- (before a labial consonant, usually p)
        • quadr- (before a vowel)

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          From Proto-Italic *kʷatru-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, with *-twr̥- developing into -dr-; compare the full form quattuor, ultimately from *kʷetwóres. Analogous to Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-) vs. τέσσαρες (téssares, four).[1]

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          quadri-

          1. four, quadri-

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          References

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          1. ^ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “quadrāns”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 395