Where does “quatre” come from?

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

quatre (English): A card, die, or domino with four spots or pips

Definitions

  1. A card, die, or domino with four spots or pips

Ancestry of “quatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquatrefour
2Old Frenchquatrefour
3Latinquattŭorfour; 4
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtusfourth
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →