Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷetwr̥-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European edit

Etymology edit

Zero grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).

Prefix edit

*kʷ(e)twr̥- (before cons.) or *kʷ(e)tur- (before vow.) or *kʷ(e)tru- (with metathesis)^[1]

four, fourfold

Derived terms edit

Category Proto-Indo-European terms prefixed with *kʷetwr̥- not found

Descendants edit

Proto-Germanic: *feþur-
Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: τετρα- (tetra-)
Italic:
- Latin: quadr-, quadri-, quadru-
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čatwr̥-
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćatwr̥-
  - Sanskrit: चतुर्- (catur-)

References edit

^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

[1] Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

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