Etymograph

English

quadripinnate

From quadri- + pinnate.

Formed from quadri- + pinnate

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ‘four’

Latin quattuor ‘four’

English quadri-

Latin pinna ‘feather’

Latin pinnātus ‘feathered’

English pinnate

Today it means

adj Having four pinnae

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / quadripinnate