Where does “centoquattro” come from?
centoquattro (Italian) comes from Italian quattro, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
centoquattro (Italian): one hundred and four
Definitions
- one hundred and four
Ancestry of “centoquattro”, step by step
centoquattro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian quattro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quattro | four; either of the quarter hours after midnight... |
| 2 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 3 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Italian cento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cento | hundred |
| 2 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 3 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |