Etymology of the English word diquat
the English word
diquatderived from the English word
quaternaryderived from the Latin word
quaternarius (containing, consisting of four; of 4 each)
derived from the Latin word
quaterniderived from the Latin word
quaterderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the English word
di-derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
Usage
Word found in Modern English