Etymology

quadrifid

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Today it means: Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts. Full definition →

Latin quadrifidus ← Proto-Italic *findō ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
  4. Latinquadri-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰinédti
  7. Proto-Italic*findō
  8. Latinfindō
  9. Latinquadrifidus
  10. English todayquadrifid

From Latin quadrifidus, from quadri- + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).

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