English
quadrigal
Quadrigal comes from Latin quadrīgālis ‘of or pertaining to a quadriga’, from quadrīgae ‘four horse team’, and ultimately from 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugus‘combined together, in all’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugus‘of or pertaining to a team of four’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugaefeminine plural of quadriiugus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgae‘four horse team’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgālis‘of or pertaining to a quadriga’
- Englishtodayquadrigal
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiugus‘combined together, in all’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugus‘of or pertaining to a team of four’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadriiugaefeminine plural of quadriiugus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgae‘four horse team’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquadrīgālis‘of or pertaining to a quadriga’
- Englishtodayquadrigal
Equivalent to quadriga + -al
Latin quadrīgae ‘a four horse team, especially used for…’
English quadriga
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr
through Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ‘four’
through Latin quattuor ‘four’
square, squad, cater, quarry, cadre, quadruple, quadratic, quatre, cuatro, quatrain, 27 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to a quadriga (four horse team)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr / quadrigal