Where does “venticuatro” come from?

venticuatro (Asturian) comes from Asturian cuatro, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

venticuatro (Asturian): twenty-four

Definitions

twenty-four

Ancestry of “venticuatro”, step by step

venticuatro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian cuatro

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Asturian	cuatro	four
2	Latin	quattŭor	four; 4
3	Portuguese	quarto	ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4	Old Portuguese	quarto	quarter
5	Latin	quārtus	fourth
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeturtos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
8	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

via Asturian venti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Asturian	venti	twenty; 20
2	Latin	vīgintī	twenty
3	Latin	quīnque	five; 5
4	Proto-Italic	kʷenkʷe	five
5	Proto-Indo-European	pénkʷe	five

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →