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Where does “quattro” come from?

quattro (Italian) comes 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.

quattro (Italian): four; either of the quarter hours after midnight...

Definitions

  1. four; either of the quarter hours after midnight...

Ancestry of “quattro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquattŭor—
2Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
3Old Portuguesequartoquarter
4Latinquārtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “quattro”

  • quartet
  • quattrocento
  • cuarteto
  • quartetto
  • quattrocentist
  • cuarteto
  • sessantaquattro
  • sessantaquattrenne
  • quarte
  • quattrocchi
  • trentaquattro
  • trentaquattrenne
  • quartarolo
  • quartetto
  • quartettista
  • settantaquattro
  • settantaquattrenne
  • quattrocento
  • ventiquattro
  • ventiquattrenne
  • quarta
  • quartogenito
  • quarto
  • quartette
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