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quadriceps.

four-headed, having four heads

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkʷa.drɪ.kɛps]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷaː.dri.t͡ʃeps]

four-headed, having four heads
declension-3 · one-termination

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *-is Proto-Italic *-kaputis Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin quadriceps From quadri- (“four”) + -ceps (“headed”).

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