Where does “cinquanta-quatrè” come from?
cinquanta-quatrè (Catalan) comes from Catalan quatre, 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.
cinquanta-quatrè (Catalan): fifty-fourth
Definitions
- fifty-fourth
Ancestry of “cinquanta-quatrè”, step by step
cinquanta-quatrè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan quatre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | quatre | four; a few; a castell with four castellers per... |
| 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 Catalan cinquanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cinquanta | fifty |
| 2 | Latin | quīnquāgintā | fifty; 50 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |