Proto-Italic

*kʷettwōr

‘four’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr.

34 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr, most familiar first.

• square ← esquarre ← *exquadra ← quadro ← quadrus
• squad ← escouade ← squadra ← squadraredeverb. ← *exquadrō
• squadron ← squadrone ← squadra ← squadrare ← *exquadrāre
• quadrant ← cadran ← quadrāns ← quattuor
• quadruple ← quadruplus ← quattuor
• cadre ← quadro ← quadrum ← quattuor
• quadratic ← quadratique ← quadrātus ← quadrō ← quadrus
• cuatro ← quatro ← quattŭor
• quadra ← quadrus ← quadrō ← quattuor
• quadrate ← quadrat ← quadrātus ← quadrō ← quadra
• quadratus ← quadro ← quadrus ← quattuor
• cuadrilla ← cuadro ← quadrum ← quadrō ← quadrus

More words from *kʷettwōr

• quader
• quadrat
• squadra
• carreau
• cadrans
• cuatrillo
• dodrans
• escouade
• quasquicentennial
• quadrans
• quadrigatus
• quadrigal
• quadrantal
• quadruplicity
• quattuorvigintillion
• quadraturist
• quattuortrigintillion
• quadranscentennial
• quattuordecuple
• quattuorquadragintillion
• squadrista
• squadrism

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr