English Explanatory Dictionary

quadrupedism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being a quadruped.

Word forms

quadrupedism

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 *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English quadrupedism From quadruped + -ism.

Synonyms

quadrupedalism
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