English
tetranomial
From tetra- + -nomial.
Formed from tetra- + -nomial
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres ‘four’
Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores ‘four’
Ancient Greek τέσσαρες ‘four’
Ancient Greek τέτταρες ‘Attic form of τέσσαρες’
English tetra-
Today it means
adj Having four names.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tetranomial”. 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.
Etymograph / tetranomial