Where does “quadrigatus” come from?
quadrigatus (English) comes from Latin quadrīgātus, from Latin quadrīgae, from Latin quadriiugae, from Latin quadriiugus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
quadrigatus (English): A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman...
Definitions
- A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman...
Ancestry of “quadrigatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrīgātus | quadrigatus, a Roman silver coin minted during the 3rd century |
| 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 |