Where does “quaternity” come from?
quaternity (English) comes from Latin quaternitas, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
quaternity (English): A group or set of four; The state of being four
Definitions
- A group or set of four; The state of being four
Ancestry of “quaternity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quaternitas | tetrad, group of four elements, foursome, quartet |
| 2 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 3 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |