Where does “quattrovalvole” come from?
quattrovalvole (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.
quattrovalvole (Italian): 4-valve; Pertaining to internal combustion engine technology that uses 4 valves per cylinder, 2 inlet and 2 exhaust ports
Definitions
- 4-valve; Pertaining to internal combustion engine technology that uses 4 valves per cylinder, 2 inlet and 2 exhaust ports
Ancestry of “quattrovalvole”, step by step
quattrovalvole 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 valvole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | valvole | — |