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quadrupes.

quadruped;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkʷa.drʊ.peːs]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷaː.dru.pes]

  1. galloping

    declension-3 · one-termination

  2. moving on all fours

    declension-3 · one-termination

  3. four-legged, quadrupedal

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupēs Inherited from Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts. By surface analysis, quadru- (“four”) + pēs (“foot”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τετράπους (tetrápous), Sanskrit चतुष्पद् (cátuṣpad).

noun[ˈkʷa.drʊ.peːs]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷaː.dru.pes]

  1. a quadruped

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupēs Inherited from Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts. By surface analysis, quadru- (“four”) + pēs (“foot”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τετράπους (tetrápous), Sanskrit चतुष्पद् (cátuṣpad).

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