quadrupedality

Questions

What does quadrupedality mean?

The condition of being quadrupedal

Where does quadrupedality come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupedembor. French quadrupèdebor. English quadruped Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English quadrupedal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English quadrupedality From quadrupedal + -ity.

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