Where does “quadrigae” come from?
quadrigae (English) comes from English quadriga, from Latin quadrīgae, from Latin quadriiugae, from Latin quadriiugus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
quadrigae (English): plural of quadriga
Definitions
- plural of quadriga
Ancestry of “quadrigae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadriga | A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses... |
| 2 | Latin | quadrīgae | A four horse team, especially used for chariot racing |
| 3 | Latin | quadriiugae | nominative feminine plural of quadriiugus;... |
| 4 | Latin | quadriiugus | of or pertaining to a quadriga |
| 5 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 6 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 8 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |