adverb
quadrupedātim
quadrupedātim (not comparable)
Classical[kʷa.drʊ.pɛˈdaː.tĩː]Ecclesiastical[kʷa.dru.peˈdaː.tim]
Meaning
- not comparablein the manner of a quadruped; on four feet
quā^drŭpĕdātim, adv. quattuorpes,
I. in the manner of a quadruped, acc. to Charis. p. 163 P.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupēs Latin -ātim Latin quadrupedātim From quadrupēs (“moving on all fours”) + -ātim.