Where does “ottantaquattro” come from?
ottantaquattro (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.
ottantaquattro (Italian): eighty-four
Definitions
- eighty-four
Ancestry of “ottantaquattro”, step by step
ottantaquattro 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 ottanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ottanta | eighty |
| 2 | Latin | octāgintā | eighty; 80 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oktōḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱto(w)-dḱomt | eight-ten |