Where does “quadpot” come from?

quadpot (English) comes from English jackpot, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus — heel of the foot; heel.

quadpot (English): A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick a...

Definitions

  1. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick a...

Ancestry of “quadpot”, step by step

quadpot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English jackpot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjackpotA money prize pool which accumulates until the...
2EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
3Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
4Anglo-Normanjacke
5Middle Frenchjaque
6Middle Frenchjacques
7Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
8LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
9Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
10Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
11HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
12Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via English quad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadFour shots of espresso; A kind of round-robin...
2EnglishquadricycleA four-wheeled pedal cycle; A four-wheeled...
3Englishquadri-API; Four
4Latinquattŭorfour; 4
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtusfourth
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב