Etymograph

English

quadrivalve

From quadri- + valve.

Formed from quadri- + valve

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr ‘four’

Latin quattuor ‘four’

English quadri-

Latin valva ‘double door, valve’

Middle English valve

English valve

Today it means

noun A door, shutter, etc. with four folds.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quadrivalve”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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