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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- The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in...
Ancestry of “quatorze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | quatorze | fourteen |
| 2 | Old French | quatorze | fourteen |
| 3 | Latin | quattuordecim | fourteen; 14 |
| 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 |