Where does “caireta” come from?
caireta (Catalan) comes from Catalan caire, from Latin quadrum, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
caireta (Catalan): grass pea seed
Definitions
- grass pea seed
Ancestry of “caireta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | caire | corner of a polygon or polyhedron; look, aspect,... |
| 2 | Latin | quadrum | square; square section; regular shape or form |
| 3 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 4 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 6 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |