Where does “patru” come from?

patru (Aromanian) comes from Latin quattuor, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

patru (Aromanian): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “patru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattuorfour; 4
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →