English
quadri-
Quadri- comes from Latin quattuor ‘four’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwṓrreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷettwōr‘four’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuor‘four’
- Englishtodayquadri-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwṓrreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷettwōr‘four’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquattuor‘four’
- Englishtodayquadri-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr
through Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ‘four’
through Latin quattuor ‘four’
square, squad, cater, quarry, cadre, quatre, cuatro, quatrain, 30 more
Today it means
prefix Four.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr / quadri-