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Where does “quadriportico” come from?

quadriportico (Italian) comes from Italian quadr-, 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.

quadriportico (Italian): four-sided portico

Definitions

  1. four-sided portico

Ancestry of “quadriportico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquadr-quadri-
2Latinquattŭor—
3Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
4Old Portuguesequartoquarter
5Latinquārtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →