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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kʷatru-

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This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

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Proto-Italic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *kʷettwōr
    Ordinal: *kʷatwortos
    Prefix: *kʷatru-

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷ(e)twr̥-.

Prefix

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*kʷatru-

  1. four, quadri-

Descendants

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  • Latin: quadri-, quadru- (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: petur- (as in peturpursus)