Etymology

quadriliteral

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Today it means: Consisting of four letters. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin lītera ← English quadri-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
  4. Latinquadri-
  5. Englishquadri-
  6. Latinlītera
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todayquadriliteral

From quadri- + Latin lītera (“letter”) + English -al.

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