English Explanatory Dictionary

quadrupedal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Walking on four feet.

Word forms

quadrupedal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷatru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷatrupōts Latin quadrupedembor. French quadrupèdebor. English quadruped Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English quadrupedal From quadruped + -al.

Synonyms

four-legged quadruped

Related words

quadrupedy bipedal on all fours

Derived words

quadrobics quadrupedalism quadrupedality quadrupedally
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