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Where does “quatre” come from?

quatre (Catalan) comes 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.

quatre (Catalan): four; a few; a castell with four castellers per...

Definitions

  1. four; a few; a castell with four castellers per...

Ancestry of “quatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattŭor—
2Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
3Old Portuguesequartoquarter
4Latinquārtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quatre”

  • cinquanta-quatre
  • noranta-quatrè
  • vuitanta-quatrè
  • vuitanta-quatre
  • noranta-quatre
  • quatre-cents
  • seixanta-quatre
  • setanta-quatrè
  • setanta-quatre
  • trenta-quatre
  • quaranta-quatre
  • quaranta-quatrè
  • quatre-centè
  • seixanta-quatrè
  • trenta-quatrè
  • cinquanta-quatrè
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