quaternary · adjective, noun1
- Latin · derived fromquaternārius“containing or consisting of four”
- English todayquaternary
Derived from Latin quaternārius (“containing or consisting of four”), from quaternī (“four each”, “four at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quaternaire.
Quaternary · proper noun2
- Middle English · derived fromquaternary
- Latin · derived fromquaternārius“consisting of four”
- English todayQuaternary
From Latin quaternārius (“consisting of four”), from quaternī (“by fours”); in numerical sense via Middle English quaternary. Compare French quaternaire.
Words from the same roots
Latinquaternārius all →
quaternarius
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.