Where does “quattrocchi” come from?
quattrocchi (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.
quattrocchi (Italian): four-eyes; A goldeneye, especially the common...
Definitions
- four-eyes; A goldeneye, especially the common...
Ancestry of “quattrocchi”, step by step
quattrocchi 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 occhi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | occhi | plural of occhio; eyes |
| 2 | Italian | occhio | eye; hilum; look out! watch out! |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 4 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |