Where does “quatuor” come from?

quatuor (French) comes from Latin quatuor, from Latin quattuor, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

quatuor (French): quartet; foursome

Definitions

  1. quartet; foursome

Ancestry of “quatuor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquatuormedieval spelling of quattuor
2Latinquattuorfour; 4
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →