Etymograph

English

quadbit

From quad- + bit.

Formed from quad- + bit

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ‘four’

Latin quattuor ‘four’

English quad-

Middle English bitte

English bit

Today it means

noun Four bits (binary digits), half a byte; a nibble.

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Etymograph / quadbit