adj
Meaning 1
Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a quadrifid perianth a quadrifid leaf
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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quadrifid
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kwetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kwetru- Latin quadri- Proto-Indo-European *bheyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bhinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us Latin -fidus Latin quadrifidusder. English quadrifid From Latin quadrifidus, from quadri- + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).