Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Used to describe word roots in Afroasiatic languages which consist of four letters
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A word root in an Afroasiatic language which consists of four letters
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kwetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kwetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- Proto-Indo-European *h2leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *diphthérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin littera Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin litterālisbor. Old French literalbor. Middle English literal English literal English quadriliteral From quadri- + literal.
Across languages
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