Etymology of the English word quadriceps
the English word
quadricepsderived from the English word
bicepsderived from the French word
bicepsderived from the Latin word
biceps (two-headed; with two summits; having two parts)
derived from the Latin word
caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the New Latin word
quadricepsusing the Latin prefix
quadri-derived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-using the Latin suffix
-cepsderived from the Latin word
caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
Date
The earliest known usage of quadriceps in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
