Etymology

quadrupedalism

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Today it means: The condition of being a quadruped. Full definition →

English quadrupedal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French quadrupède
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  6. Proto-Italic*pets
  7. Proto-Italic*kʷetrupōts
  8. Latinquadrupedem
  9. Frenchquadrupède
  10. Englishquadruped
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishquadrupedal
  14. English todayquadrupedalism

From quadrupedal + -ism. By surface analysis, quadru- + -pedalism.

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