Where does “quadruccio” come from?
quadruccio (Italian) comes from Italian quadro, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.
quadruccio (Italian): A type of small pasta shape cooked in broth; gate
Definitions
- A type of small pasta shape cooked in broth; gate
Ancestry of “quadruccio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quadro | square; painting or picture; description or... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 3 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 4 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 5 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 7 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |