Etymology of the English word quaternity
the English word
quaternityderived from the Late Latin word
quaternitasderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of quaternity in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
