Etymology

quadfurcation

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Today it means: A forking or division into four branches. Full definition →

English furcation ← Latin quadri- ← Proto-Italic *kʷetru-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
  4. Latinquadri-
  5. Englishquadri-clip.
  6. Englishquad-
  7. Englishfurcation
  8. English todayquadfurcation

From quad- + furcation.

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