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Where does “quatorze” come from?

quatorze (English) comes from French quatorze, from Old French quatorze, from Latin quattuordecim, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

quatorze (English): The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in...

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  1. The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in...

Ancestry of “quatorze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquatorzefourteen
2Old Frenchquatorzefourteen
3Latinquattuordecimfourteen; 14
4Latinquattŭor—
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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