1570s, from Latin quadruplicationem (nominative quadruplicatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of quadruplicare (see quadruplicate (v.)).
quadruped
quadruple
quadruplet
quadruplex
quadruplicate
quadruplication
quaere
quaff
quag
quagga
quagmire
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